The cancelled Chinese, Canadian, Singapore and Australian Grands Prix are included in the game. Sadly, we won’t be able to play the Turkish Grand Prix at Istanbul in this year’s game, no matter whether the race itself eventually takes place this October. There are a few conspicuous omissions from the circuits roster Imola, Portimao and the new Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in Jeddah will all be absent on release, with Codemasters working to add them through free updates later in the year. While F1 2021 naturally features all ten teams and 20 drivers competing in this year’s championship – as well as last year’s Formula 2 field – the game won’t be launching with all the circuits that the sport is currently scheduled to visit on this season’s ever-changing calendar.

Absorbed by gaming behemoth EA, Codemasters’ newest F1 game is not only their first under the EA Sports banner, but the first on the newest generation of consoles.īut does F1 2021 make the move onto new hardware more skilfully than F1 2015 managed to the last time the series made a similar leap?īefore diving into what’s new about this year’s game, there are some unfortunate issues which need to be addressed. Now, Codemasters and its official F1 franchise – much like the very sport they emulate – is in a year of transition. With the introduction of MyTeam mode making F1 2020 the most content-rich title to date, the game earned the praise of players and even mainstream gaming media alike.