Reviewing the new F1 game by Codemasters and EA, F1 2021.

The game in general is decent.

- The graphics are very much improved, it looks more realistic.

- The game modes and new features are nice.

- The engine sounds are the same as F1 2020, however, they have a turbo whistle, which in my opinion makes the engine sound more realistic.

- The optimisation of the game for DirectX 12 is better than I expected, it's very stable with frame rate and the game runs fairly well.

- The ability to save full race replays are a very good feature, and I wanted this for a long time on the F1 games. This will really help with things like incidents in league races.

- Also the soundtrack of the game, is the most beautiful F1 game music I have heard in a few years. I love the F1 2012 and 2013 vibes it has to it. Really love it, well done on that!


I like this game, but there are things that need to be worked on:

- The handling of this game is not that great considering the rest of the game was enjoyable overall. It's understeery and just doesn't have a lot of grip. It's disappointing after the good handling that F1 2020 had.

- The cars are a bit quicker compared to real life, like in Bahrain and Azerbaijan. It's not a massive deal but it makes it a bit less realistic.


- Online was buggy on occasions, especially with the desync issues, which happened severely twice during the game's cycle. Hopefully in the next game this is improved because it wasn't fun seeing people suffer with it.

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Overall, F1 2021 is a decent F1 game, with improved realism, and great new features. However it was massively overshadowed by the issues that online had, in particular the desync that stopped leagues from running their races. And for an overall solid game, the handling was not that great. It was a big letdown.

However I still liked and enjoyed the game and so it's a positive from me.

Thanks for reading.

Reviewing the new F1 game by Codemasters and EA, F1 2021. [h1]Positives[/h1] The game in general is decent. - The graphics are very much improved, it looks more realistic. - The game modes and new features are nice. - The engine sounds are the same as F1 2020, however, they have a turbo whistle, which in my opinion makes the engine sound more realistic. - The optimisation of the game for DirectX 12 is better than I expected, it's very stable with frame rate and the game runs fairly well. - The ability to save full race replays are a very good feature, and I wanted this for a long time on the F1 games. This will really help with things like incidents in league races. - Also the soundtrack of the game, is the most beautiful F1 game music I have heard in a few years. I love the F1 2012 and 2013 vibes it has to it. Really love it, well done on that! [h1]Negatives[/h1] I like this game, but there are things that need to be worked on: - The handling of this game is not that great considering the rest of the game was enjoyable overall. It's understeery and just doesn't have a lot of grip. It's disappointing after the good handling that F1 2020 had. - The cars are a bit quicker compared to real life, like in Bahrain and Azerbaijan. It's not a massive deal but it makes it a bit less realistic. - Online was buggy on occasions, especially with the desync issues, which happened severely twice during the game's cycle. Hopefully in the next game this is improved because it wasn't fun seeing people suffer with it. --- Overall, F1 2021 is a decent F1 game, with improved realism, and great new features. However it was massively overshadowed by the issues that online had, in particular the desync that stopped leagues from running their races. And for an overall solid game, the handling was not that great. It was a big letdown. However I still liked and enjoyed the game and so it's a positive from me. Thanks for reading.