![]() ![]() So those rookies might need to spend some time getting to grips with each track and getting their lap times down. The result is that even though repeating races and doing hundreds of laps of the same circuit might sound like a grind, it’s more about an evolution. As both feature within the first five races of the season, you’ll do well to acclimatise yourself to them nice and early.ĭoing hundreds of laps of the same circuit might sound like a grind, but it’s more about an evolution. Meanwhile, the Circuit Zandvoort in the Netherlands is a short and fun track with some banked turns lending themselves to some fast and furious action which could be absolute carnage online. Vietnam’s Hanoi Circuit is a fast street circuit with several long straights offering up overtaking opportunities, combined with some winding, technical sections. Sadly, Germany has gone (sad because we were good on that track!), but the two new ones add plenty to the mix. Of course, there are new tracks in line with the original 2020 season. Also, the My Team mode adds a perks system for extra driver rewards – although that might mean spending money you may be better off using on your car. ![]() A virtual rear-view mirror now makes it easier to keep tabs on those behind you, while the ERS system has now been mapped to the left shoulder, so you don’t need to mess about with the D-pad while doing 200mph for an extra speed boost. Split-screen returns for the first time since 2014 for some nice head-to-head showdowns with your friends. It’s clear the game is intended to be used with a controller (and I highly recommend you do driving etc is much more intuitive) but not every PC gamer has a controller available.There are several other new additions that are welcome, if not quite so notable. I had to remap several controls to get it approaching what most of us would consider logical (W/A/S for accelerate and turning, spacebar for brakes). I only have two criticisms of F1 2020 – first, the control layout is terrible on PC. How you respond to interviews can affect what your engineers work on or their morale, as well as your team’s acclaim. The team management side of things in Career Mode is well handled and gives you a lot of control over how you develop your car and what you focus on. If you want to live out your dreams of being the next Lewis Hamilton or Daniel Riccardio or Michael Schumacher, you can crank the realism levels all the way up to maximum – and let me stress the maximum realism settings are so good the F1 and F2 leagues use the game as a simulator and even stand-in race event in some cases. If you just want to hold down the accelerator and whizz around the track, there’s a mode for that. The dynamic weather is very well done and has a real impact on your racing, too.į1 2020 gets extra points for having a great array of customisation options. ![]() The vehicles handle well and the race tracks are beautifully rendered, it really does feel like you are behind the wheel of a multimillion-dollar precision-engineered piece of motorsports marvel moving at ludicrous speeds. That’s 100% on me though, and not a criticism of the game. While you can simulate most of the stuff in this mode – practice sessions and the like too, even the main race – you do have to at least complete the qualifying event to work out your grid placement.į1 racing is quite different to the sort of racing I tend to do in video games which involves a lot of drifting and rally-style driving – I’m a big fan of the Forza series – so adjusting to the F1 style took a bit of getting used to I really wanted to drift the cars around corners but they’re not designed to do that IRL and thus they’re not designed for it in the game either. The managing a team side of things isn’t new – Sega’s Motorsport Manager did it extremely well a couple of years ago – but the combination of driving and management is a winner for F1 2020 and manages to keep the driving side of things very much at the heart of what it’s doing. Being in control of your own team and managing everything from car design to actual racing is extremely rewarding – but not without its challenges. ![]()
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