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F1® 2021

Race as a driver in the 2021 Formula One season, with its teams, drivers, and circuits, or compete in Formula 2. Choose from full races, time trials, Grand Prix events, and season-length options. Braking Point is a story campaign about life in racing. Career mode follows a driver across multiple seasons, with practice programmes, car research and development, and team events. In My Team, create an 11th team by choosing a sponsor, engine supplier, and teammate, then manage and develop the team while racing. You can also share a career with another player or race in split-screen and online multiplayer.

Drive as a 2021 F1 racer, follow a story campaign, build a team, or compete in solo and two-player careers.

Released 15 Jul 2021

86%positive of
34k player reviews

Free

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Racing

Driving

PvP

Build an 11th Team

Race a Story Campaign

Share a Career

Developed by Codemasters · Published by Electronic Arts

F1 2021 Game: RECREATING ALL CRASHES FROM THE 2021 SEASON

If ALL Drivers Played F1 2021 Together

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Players Praise Most

Enjoyable Racing Feel
Braking Point Story
Team Career Mode
Wheel-Based Driving

Common Player Critiques

Punishing Track Kerbs
Crashes And Save Errors
Wheel Setup Friction
Uneven Career Writing

86%

positive of 34k player reviews

86/100

Metacritic

From the Devs

Every story has a beginning in F1® 2021, the official videogame of the 2021 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP™. Enjoy the stunning new features of F1® 2021, including the thrilling story experience ‘Braking Point’, two-player Career, and get even closer to the grid with ‘Real-Season Start’. Take your team to the top in the acclaimed ten-year ‘My Team’ Career mode, or race head-to-head in split-screen and multiplayer. Immerse yourself in the greatest racing spectacle on the planet and race with the authentic lineup of twenty heroic drivers and ten iconic teams from the 2021 season:

‘Braking Point’ – the thrilling new story experience
New ways to play: two-player Career and ‘Real-Season Start’
Acclaimed ‘My Team’, split-screen and multiplayer

THE OFFICIAL VIDEOGAME OF THE 2021 FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP™

Braking Point’ – the thrilling new story experience.
New ways to play: two-player Career and ‘Real-Season Start’.
My Team mode - create a driver, choose a sponsor, an engine supplier, hire a teammate and compete as the 11th team on the grid.
Expanded Driver Stats that now include ‘Focus’ and new team-critical Department Events to address.
Split-screen racing for two players.
Casual race options for more relaxed racing whilst new Expert options give experienced players even more control.
Acclaimed ten-year Career Mode, including updated Research and Development and Practice Programmes, and new Quick Practice.
Formula 2™, the ultimate training ground for F1®, is also included, with short, medium, or full season options and 2020 and 2021 season content *.
Esports - in-game area for the online qualification events, latest news and even watch the new F1® Esports Challenger and Pro Series races.
More ways to race: Time Trial, Shorter season length options, Grand Prix™ Mode and relive your glory with saveable automated highlights and (PC only) full replays.
Compete online in Multiplayer: Social and Ranked races, new Quick Join format, Leagues, customisable liveries, and Weekly Events.

F1® 2021 for PC offers players the exclusive opportunity to :
• Immerse yourself deeper into your F1 experience with Raytraced visuals available in Race.*
• Customisable graphics settings to fully optimise your playing experience.
• Support for an extensive list of controllers, wheels, pedals, and custom hardware.
• Export highlights reels to video files, save full replays and even share them with friends.
• Eye-tracking support.
• Support for custom race setups through the Steam workshop feature. Find and download balanced setups for every GrandPrix by using custom setups created by the community.

* Raytraced Shadows and Reflections. Requires Raytracing graphics hardware

Back of the Box

Platforms	Windows
Achievements	50
Age ratings	ESRB E — Mild Language In-Game Purchases Users Interact PEGI 3 USK 0 CSRR G ClassInd (Brazil) L NZOFLC G OFLC G
Players	1–2
Play modes	Online co-op Online PvP Co-op campaign Local co-op Local PvP LAN play Split screen
Other modes	Two-player Career Career co-op mode Career competitive mode Social races Ranked races Quick Join Leagues Weekly Events Esports qualification events F1 Esports in-game area Custom lobbies Split-screen racing for two players
Multiplayer	F1 2021 supports single-player and multiplayer. Confirmed multiplayer elements include two-player Career, online multiplayer with Social and Ranked races, Leagues, Weekly Events, Quick Join, esports qualification/events, and two-player split-screen racing. Career can be played cooperatively or competitively with two players.
Multiplayer & mods	Steam Workshop support is confirmed for custom race setups on PC. This affects car setup sharing, not new multiplayer modes. Reviews also mention PC livery modding, but no provided text confirms multiplayer use or compatibility for those mods.
Controller support	Xbox
Controller required	No
DRM / EULA	Requires agreement to a 3rd-party EULA F1 2021 EULA
Content notices	Mild Language In-Game Purchases Users Interact Age rating for: ESRB
Metacritic	86/100 View on Metacritic
Website	Official website