They’re never quite as… spectacular… as you might brace yourself for in the microseconds you have when you realise you’re not going to be able to break in time. The only thing that lets it down is the collisions. It can’t be easy creating a physics engine for a sport that highly strung, but F1 2018 was built with the extreme precision of an actual F1 car, and the sensation of speed is absolutely there. It’s not easy to do – the faster things get, the greater the potential for the slightest twitch in the wrong direction for things to go very, very wrong. Over the last few years, Codemasters has worked really hard to nail that sense of speed. And does it ever offer quality racing action.į1 cars are fast – this might be stating the obvious here, but other forms of racing don’t usually manage to hit this sport’s speeds.
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In fact, most of what this year’s edition offers was available last year too it’s the update to the tracks, rosters, and mechanical tweaks that you’re looking for in F1 2018. You know, immediately, which responses will flush your team’s morale down the toilet, and there’s no substantial benefit in doing so. Being able to answer post-race questions is an important part of the F1 experience now, and the fact that your responses can have serious ramifications offers a nice bit of character building, but it’s also a system that makes the rewards and risks far too obvious, and is therefore far to easy to “game” for its own good. The “newness” in the career mode is some subtle additions to contracts and team morale, which can have a big impact on your on-track performance, but are hard to get directly excited by. The way the game builds a narrative into the career mode is neat, but that’s not a new feature either. It’s not as stand-out impressive as in some years past. Regardless of the reason for why I love F1, I do end up looking forward to the annual release by Codemasters, and this year hasn’t let me down. It’s hard not to be inspired by one of the greatest athletes of all time, across any sport. Or my love for the sport could just be that I grew up when Schumacher was in his prime. There’s an elegance to the speed in F1 that the other forms of racing lack, and as such I find it easier to relate to the skill of the best drivers. F1, though, is where you’ll find me up at the ridiculous hours of the morning following the tour. I’m happy to give rally and V8s a miss, and downright glad that NASCAR isn’t a thing down this way. Codemasters is reliable with F1, and that’s just as well, given that it’s my racing event.