Racing with a controller in F1 22 could be challenging since F1 cars are sensitive and fast. For example, you should give the right amount of acceleration right after the corner to avoid spinning. So you should carefully set up your controller to maximize your car control in the game, where every millisecond matters a lot. That’s why you need a good controller setup and F1 22 car setups to be successful in the game.
If you’ve never played an F1 game before, you’ll need these controller settings anyway. But if you are used to F1 games, you may think that your old controller settings will work well in the new game as well. But thinking like this is a huge mistake since the new cars have different features than previous-generation cars.
You probably already know that a new era has begun with the new season of Formula 1 if you are a Formula 1 fan. New regulations and technical rules came into effect at the start of this season, and this changed the cars’ appearance and driving dynamics.
The 2022 F1 cars are different compared to the 2021 F1 cars. For instance, the new F1 cars are heavier, have an underfloor tunnel, and have different front and rear wings. So controlling new cars is completely different from previous cars. That is why your F1 21 controller setup may not work as you want it to in F1 22.
F1 22 Calibration Settings screen
Setting up Calibration Settings
The calibration settings should be your starting point for controller setup in F1 22. You can test all the functions and inputs to find your perfect setting.
Here you’ll find mainly three settings, which are deadzone, linearity, and saturation, for steering, throttle, and brake.
Deadzone indicates how much you need to move the joystick to be recognized as input by the system.
But remember that the greater the steering deadzone, the later the game will recognize your input. This can compensate for your joystick’s slightly skewed neutral position, which causes your car to lean to the left or right on straights.
Linearity changes the sensitivity of your inputs. Increasing your linearity will make your initial inputs much less sensitive.
More linearity means that your inputs will be transferred to the game more strongly when you move the joystick to the outside. This also reduces susceptibility to inputs around the neutral state.
Unlike linearity, saturation will increase the overall sensitivity of your inputs. This setting works in reverse. Meaning the more you increase the setting, the longer you have to press the button for the system to detect the input.
Before you start to customize calibration settings, you should know that the throttle and brake deadzones and saturation should be tuned the same way as the steering joystick. A brake and throttle linearity rating of around 50 is recommended. This lets you give more subtle commands, giving you better control and stability in and out of corners.
Here you can check out the following calibration settings as an example:
- Steering Deadzone: 5
- Steering Linearity: 40
- Steering Saturation: 0
- Throttle Deadzone: 0
- Throttle Linearity: 50
- Throttle Saturation: 0
- Brake Deadzone: 0
- Brake Linearity: 35
- Brake Saturation: 0
But to find your ideal settings, you should do a lot of practice and test your controller calibration settings.
F1 22 Controller Key Bindings screen
Take Control of Differential and Brake Bias
Although there is a feature called “MFD shortcuts,” adjusting your differential and brake bias controls on your controller can make you a pro.
These settings have a super effect on F1 cars, especially on corners. Instead of using mirrors manually with the joystick, you can use the virtual mirror and adjust these settings to your joystick. In this way, you can change the differential and brake bias settings just before the corners.
Customize Your Controller Button Bindings
While you have just started to customize your joystick bindings by adjusting differential and brake bias, why don’t you take a look at the other buttons and customize them to your preferences?
Here is an example of controller button bindings:
- L: Steering
- R: Differential and Brake Bias
- A: Gear Up, Clutch,
- B: MFD display
- X: Gear Down
- Y: DRS, Handbrake
- RT: Accelerate
- LT: Brake
- RB: Radio Commands
- LB: Overtake
- Arrow Keys: MFD funktions
If you don’t know how to change button mapping, follow these steps to change it:
- Navigate to “Controls, Vibration, and Force Feedback” in the options menu.
- Choose the racing wheel or controller you want to use. Then press the “Edit mappings” button.
- Scroll down the list to find the input you want to edit.
- Click the input to be changed, then push the button to be changed into.
- Save your work and exit the menu. It’s done!
F1 22 Vibration and Force Feedback settings screen
Don’t Forget To Customize the F1 22 Controller Vibration and Force Feedback
If your controller has a vibration feature, you can set up vibration and force feedback settings to make your game more fun. But before you start, let’s talk about what you need to know about rumble strip effects, on- and off-track effects, and maximum wheel rotation.
The maximum wheel rotation changes how much you have to turn the wheel to reach the maximum lock when using a racing wheel. But it works a little bit differently on a controller.
Reducing this number will give you even more control when steering with the joystick. By turning this setting down, you will be able to turn the steering wheel less. But if you change this setting as follows, you’ll be able to steer with even more accuracy. If you lower this too much, like below about 250, you won’t be able to turn around some tighter corners in the game.
To get the most on-track feedback possible, you should set the on-track effects and rumble strip effects settings to 100. Off-track effects, on the other hand, can be left at 75 to allow you to return to the track easily. These settings are not a necessity, so you can set them according to your preferences.
Below are the best vibration and force feedback settings you can use. You may not have a racing wheel controller, but you can get almost the same feedback with the below settings.
- Vibration & Force feedback strength: 150
- On-track effects: 100
- Rumble Strip effects: 100
- Off-Track effects: 75
- Wheel damper: 50
- Understeer enhancement: On
- Maximum wheel rotation: 290
So this is all about the F1 22 controller setup guide. After you complete your controller setup, you’ll be ready for a journey starting in Bahrain and ending in Abu Dhabi. So, if you want to be the Formula One world champion, don’t forget to check out the F1 22 circuit guides.
If you haven’t gotten the game yet, you can purchase it on Steam and Origin for PCs, on the PS Store for PS4 and PS5, and on the Xbox Store for Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S.
