OK, just checked it out:
For the AI, the 'Old Behaviour' in the new version
does match the behaviour of the old versions.
Qualifying sessions at Interlagos, the fastest AI in each test was within one-tenth of the other's time.
(i.e. 'Old Behaviour' was 1:14.500, old version was 1:14.600)
At this stage though, I'm not sure if it quite matches up for the human; I was about three-tenths slower with 'Old Behaviour' selected compared to the old version.
This data is only from about six laps though, so I'll go do some more laps in free practice mode and get a larger sample.
I also noted where and how much time I (driving the Minardi) lost to the AI top qualifier.
In the old version - where I qualified ninth - I was up by 0.1 at the end of sector 1, down by .5 at the end of sector 2 and down by .8 at the end of the lap.
With the new version and 'Old Behaviour' - where I qualified 13th - I was up by 0.1 at the end of sector 1, down by .4 at the end of sector 2 and down by 1.3 at the end of the lap.
The difference could be human error - which is why I'll do more tests - but I don't think that I'm
that bad that I can have half a second difference between two flying laps on low fuel and fresh tyres.
(Particularly around Interlagos)
My top speed and the fastest AI speed didn't change between tests - mine was still about 7km/h slower than the fastest AI - but I still think there is an acceleration difference.
Exiting turn 12 is where it is most noticeable visually.
In both tests, I had a car in front of me heading into turn 11, but far enough away that I wasn't (noticeably) effected negatively by the slipstream.
In the 'Old Beahviour' test, it was a Prost, and in the old version it was a Williams.
In the old version, I had no trouble sticking with the Williams all the way to turn 1; wasn't close enough to pass, but the tow kept the gap constant.
In the 'Old Behaviour' test, the Prost was gone (I'd lost the little tow that I'd had) by turn 14.
I'll report back after some more runs.
(I might also start up a new thread when I do, just in case other people are noticing something similar.)
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