I’m not kidding when I say that F1 2020 looks absolutely spectacular. The classic liveries are, of course, missing there awkward and outdated tobacco adverts, making for a couple of very barren-looking, but iconically coloured, McLaren cars sans the Marlboro logo. The Thrustmaster kit worked a treat with the game but is by no means essential.Ĭars from the 2020 F1 season and the 2019 F2 season are joined by a selection of classic Formula One cars. I did hook up the Thrustmaster T300 RS racing wheel with the T3PA pedals for a more authentic racing experience. I played the game primarily using a gamepad. Manuals gear shifts help to maintain a sensible cornering speed and allows for faster acceleration if you get it right. Another tip would be to using manual gears changes, advise I’d give for any racing game. Unless you are having a hopeless time of it, I’d recommend switching off the braking assists straight away. There are loads of assists, including the usual rewind, racing line, assisted braking, auto gears and AI difficulty. The on-track action caters for everyone from the casual arcade fan to the dedicated race simmer. In practical terms, though, it does serve to give a boost to tech divisions within your team. The campaign’s press interview mechanic feels a bit awkward and a throwback to the narrative campaigns Codemasters used to put in their racing games. The practice session also allows players to get familiarity with the circuits, a better qualifying position and, hopefully, a podium position in the actual race. By running successful tests during these sessions you gain points which can be used for research and development. Of course, the game is really about the actual racing.Īs with previous entries, I like the way the game encourages players to partake in the practice sessions. It’s an interesting alternative way to play the game. My Team allows players to create their own F1 team, including naming, car livery and logo. This year, though, taking a leaf out of EA’s sports titles, players can also set up their own team. Players can take part in a full career mode, a full or part championship, as well as online racing. The career mode allows drivers to start with F2, or shortened version of F2 before being promoted to Formula One. The additional circuit for the Tuscan GP is not, however, in the game.Īs well as the F1 championship, the game also includes the 2019 F2 season. Whilst there’s no additional races in Austria or the UK, the Red Bull Ring and Silverstone are still there. Like the Isle of Man TT: Ride to the Edge 2 and MotoGP 20 games did for their motorsport championship contests, F1 2020 exists as a digital stand-in for the original Formula One World Championship 2020 race season.į1 2020 includes all the championship races and circuits in the original schedule. Whilst the real F1 season did, belatedly, start with the Austrian GP on July 5th, the race calendar is quite different to the original championship schedule. I can only imagine the disappointment that the waiting fans experienced after being told to go home. Yet again, we find ourselves experiencing another motorsports extravaganza as a video game rather than the real-life event, which has been cancelled or postponed as a result of COVID-19.Īs fans queued up outside Albert Park on Friday March 13th 2020, little did they know that the imminent cancellation of the Melbourne Grand Prix would be just the first in a list of motorsports events to suffer postponement as the harsh reality of a global pandemic set in. This year the motor racing game is the only way to experience the 2020 Formula One Championship as it was originally intended. Codemasters’ F1 2020 is a rather unique entry in the series.
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