Replace the value with your desired name. Note that this often only changes the name as it appears during a race session, not necessarily in the main career menus. Troubleshooting Save Issues

By applying the fix, players were essentially rejecting the commercial reality of 2013 in favor of historical truth. It underscores the unique role of the PC gaming community as the custodians of sports history. While console players were often stuck with the vanilla version (restricted by closed ecosystems and lack of mod support), PC players curated their own experience.

, you might have run into a frustrating wall: the game won’t let you change your driver’s name, leaving you stuck as the generic "Player One."

Some users reported that having a racing wheel plugged in during profile creation disables the keyboard's ability to type. Unplug your wheel until the name is entered.

Relaunch the game; it will generate a fresh config file that may resolve the saving lock. 5. Advanced: EGO Database Editor

Ensure is active to lock the new settings into your user profile directory.

Launch the game. When prompted to create a profile and type your driver name, do not touch the text fields. Leave the names alone and accept whatever default text is present (usually "Player One").

: Ensure that your game is updated to the latest version. Sometimes, the simplest solution is to check if there are any official patches or updates available for the game.

This method requires absolutely no file modifications and works perfectly for both official Steam users and modded versions. It takes advantage of how the Codemasters engine processes save profiles post-initialization.

Once the profile successfully autosaves, close the game and restore your old progress files back into the target folder.

If your name won't save or you can't click the field, your local configuration files might be corrupted.