F1 2021: Can You Change Fuel Mix?

The introduction of F1 2021 back in July last year has taken the world by storm, but certain gameplay element such as fuel mix has been questioned.

Essentially, changing this to either 'lean' or 'rich' has, in recent years, dramatically affected the performance of the car. This depends on whether you are trying to preserve fuel towards the end of a race or pushing to try and catch up with the car in front.

Nevertheless, players are still trying to thrash out those ultra-quick lap times - but some appear to be struggling with adjusting fuel mix while out on the track.

Codemasters' all-new addition to the series, under the EA umbrella for the first time, received respectable reviews of 85 from Metacritic with many relatively pleased with the immersive experience that F1 2021 provides.

Despite fuel mix playing a huge part in F1 2020, scroll down to find out if this can be changed in this year's game.

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Last year, changing your fuel mix was just a matter of heading to your MFD (O on PlayStation / B on Xbox) and changing it with the arrow functions.

However, following the 'party modes' that Formula 1 announced were banned during the 2021 season, it means that players cannot change fuel mix in F1 2021.

This means that during intense periods of a race, virtual racers are unable to have a direct impact on the performance of their car, which also assisted in overtaking with the help of DRS, or even when it was wet and the system was disabled.

Because of this, players now have to be accurate when setting their fuel levels at the start of a race, because this could severely hamper pace during the middle, and towards an end of a Grand Prix.

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