Pole to Victory in China! F1 26 Career Mode | Noob to Pro Sim Racer S3 E3

Back on pole in China — but can we actually close it out this time? After throwing away the sprint with a pit stop mix-up, it's all down to the full Grand Prix: 14 laps, a tricky switch from wet to dry setup, a fuel-saving scare that had us sweating every lap, and a straight fight with Hadjar's no-stop gamble on hards. We come away with the win, the fastest lap of the race, and now sit on two wins and a second place through the season so far. Do we dare up the difficulty again? If you're new here: this is Noob to Pro Sim Racer, where I take my Alpine through a full F1 26 career mode season, mistakes and all. Season 3 is race-only at AI difficulty 52 — no quali footage, just the racing. Timestamps below, and let me know in the comments if you think we should bump the difficulty up after this one. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro – pole again in China! 0:16 Dry race after a wet qualifying, 14 laps to go 1:01 Rolling to the grid, early pit lane thoughts 2:10 Lights out – great start 3:34 Eyeing lap 8 for the pit window 4:00 Is Hadjar going for a no-stop strategy on hards? 5:31 Verstappen boxes 6:15 Hunting down Hadjar on older tyres 6:43 Passing Albon 7:09 Verstappen and Albon both pit 8:26 Our stop puts us into the race lead – and the fastest lap! 9:00 Fuel-saving nightmare begins 10:18 Tyre scare and refocusing 11:05 Checkered flag – race win! 11:31 Championship standings: two wins, one second place 12:05 Outro – what's next? Subscribe for the rest of the season, and check out the last race if you missed how the sprint went wrong. #F126 #F1CareerMode #SimRacing