The patch notes didn't mention it. The players called it
“It’s not a buff,” Ana said, grinning. “It’s just physics now. Real physics.” Need For Speed Heat Update 1-07 Patch -UPDATED
Her crew, The 305 , had lost eleven races to it. The invisible wall at the Sebring intersection. The sudden "Micro-Freeze" that sent you careering into a canal. The dreaded "Night-to-Day Forced Rollback" that wiped four hours of Rep in a single, silent loading screen. The patch notes didn't mention it
“Testing telemetry,” Lucas said. “Your 0-60 is down 0.2 seconds. The tires are biting harder.” Real physics
For the first time, it wasn’t about the car. It was about the drive .
Update 1.07 didn't just fix Need for Speed Heat. It finished it.
Here is the story based on your prompt. Night Shift: The NFS Heat 1.07 Redemption