The has a specific optimization for these races. In the original release, the "race" portion was too short, and the "boss" AI was rubber-banding aggressively. Version 14 includes a "Canyon AI Rebalance" patch. Now, rivals are less aggressive at the start but become incredibly precise in the final hairpin turns. It makes the final chase against Darius (voiced by Tahmoh Penikett) in his Audi Le Mans quattro genuinely difficult.