http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25252
--- Comment #18 from thanoulas thanoulas@gmail.com 2012-01-06 20:09:21 CST --- NFS Hot Pursuit starts with the patchset if you change wbemlocator.c file wbem_locator_ConnectServer method to return 0.
You would also need a patched exe for that, as the original one doesn't start.