Before you start the event choose the settings menu and the difficulty tab followed by changing the transmission to manual sequential. Fanatec compatibility for GRID Legends is pretty wide but does depend on the console or platform you are racing on. Certain wheel bases from Fanatec are only supported on PlayStation consoles, and some will only work on Xbox consoles. All Fanatec wheel bases are PC compatible. Below is the current range of Thrustmaster wheels that are available to buy. Again, I have left out previous generation wheel bases which are no longer available to buy. Story mode is done and dusted in about seven hours if you’re reasonably proficient, although that will vary depending on your difficulty level choice. Difficulty in general is a little unbalanced, and the hardest difficulty can feel too hard compared to the next one down, which can be too easy. There are still outlier races that are too hard or too easy throughout the game, so sadly there’s no one setting that works for everything. Holt, Kris (22 July 2021). "The next 'Grid' game uses the same virtual set tech as 'The Mandalorian' ". Engadget . Retrieved 8 August 2021.

In an elimination event you race around a circuit and a timer counts down which when it expires eliminates the driver in last place then a few seconds later the timer will start again until only one driver remains. A new and likeable story mode caps a decent if not dazzling celebration of 25 years of Codies' racing series. Purslow, Matt (24 July 2021). "Grid Legends Announced at EA Play Live 2021". IGN . Retrieved 8 August 2021.For this event you have the freedom to choose any location and car class you wish, this event does not have a lap count but you have to set it at the maximum grid of 22 competitors or it won’t count.

GRID Legends delivers thrilling wheel-to-wheel motorsport and edge of your seat action around the globe. Create your dream motorsport events, hop into live multiplayer races, be part of the drama in an immersive virtual production story, and embrace the sensation of spectacular action racing. Choose your car and start the event, when the race starts you have to drop into 22nd and last place immediately. o Be part of the spectacle of motorsport with our dramatic virtual production story Driven to Glory, or dive into our largest ever Career, featuring hundreds of exhilarating events.o Play with up to 21 friends in the most social and connected GRID ever, including cross-platform play.