F1 2020 (video game)

F1 2020 is the official video game of the 2020 Formula 1 and Formula 2 Championships developed and published by Codemasters . It is the thirteenth title in the Formula 1 series developed by the studio and was released on 7 July for pre-orders of the Michael Schumacher Edition and 10 July for the Seventy Edition on Microsoft Windows , PlayStation 4 , Xbox One and, for the first time, Stadia . [ 1 ] The game is the twelfth main series installment in the franchise, and it features the twenty-two ci...

Features

The COVID-19 pandemic led to the postponement or cancellation of several planned rounds of the 2020 Formula 1 World Championship , with races at other circuits held. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] The Circuit Zandvoort and the Hanoi Circuit — circuits which were new to the championship in 2020 — are included in the game despite the cancellations of the Dutch and Vietnamese Grands Prix . [ 7 ] The 70th Anniversary , Eifel , Emilia Romagna , Portuguese , Sakhir , Styrian , Turkish and Tuscan Grands...

F1 2020 introduces a team management feature known as "My Team" which allows the player to create, own, and run an eleventh team. [ 7 ] The player will initially need to choose an engine supplier, recruit a second driver, design a livery and sign sponsors. As the career mode progresses, they will be able to upgrade the facilities at their team's headquarters and hire staff to continue development. This supplements the development tree used to upgrade the car. Codemasters had previously used the ...

In career mode players now have the choice to do a half, or a full Formula 2 season or only do three races as in F1 2019 , known as the F2 Feeder Series, although there is no longer a rivalry story-line and no fictional drivers other than that created by the player. When playing in Formula 1, players can choose between three different season lengths of ten, sixteen or twenty-two races. They are also able to create a custom calendar should they choose a shorter season length. [ 8 ] The driver's "...

F1 2020 reintroduced the Split Screen mode, which was featured in F1 2014 but was removed for the next games. [ 9 ]

For the first time in the F1 game series, the option to use a virtual rear-view mirror has been added. If the player uses the cockpit camera view, they can have the option to use that mirror to see what's going on behind them like a road car.

Reception

F1 2020 was released to positive reviews. The title received "generally favorable" reviews for PC and PlayStation 4 and "universal acclaim" for Xbox One, according to review aggregator Metacritic , thus making it the highest-rated Codemasters-developed F1 title on the site. Critics praised the new "My Team" mode, the addition of a Formula 2 mode, split-screen racing, accessibility for newcomers, and the racing itself. Critics also cite 2020 as one of the best F1 games ever published.

The game reached number one in the United Kingdom sales charts, displacing The Last of Us Part II which fell to third place. [ 25 ] In Japan , the PlayStation 4 version sold 5,762 copies within its first week of release, making it the fourteenth bestselling retail game of the week in the country. [ 26 ]

It was nominated for the category of Best Sports/Racing game at The Game Awards 2020 , [ 27 ] as well as " Racing Game of the Year " at the 24th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards . [ 28 ]

Quick Facts

F1 2020 Cover art for the F1 Seventy Edition featuring Aston Martin Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen, Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team's Lewis Hamilton, Scuderia Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel and Renault DP World F1 Team's Daniel Ricciardo

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Table 1

Aggregator	Score
Metacritic	PC: 88/100[16] PS4: 86/100[17] XONE: 91/100[18]

Table 2

Publication	Score
Eurogamer	Recommended[20]
IGN	9/10[24]
PC Gamer (UK)	88/100[19]
PCGamesN	9/10[22]
Push Square	8/10[21]
Shacknews	9/10[23]

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F1ABY Commentary

Consider this: Does the relentless pursuit of milliseconds truly define a driver’s legacy, or is it the resilience forged in the crucible of defeat that echoes through the decades? Valtteri Bottas, a study in controlled aggression, navigated the opening corners with a precision bordering on the obsessive. The Finnish driver, a man sculpted by the stoicism of Nokia’s boardroom, seemed less concerned with overtaking and more invested in maintaining a buffer, a psychological shield against the chaos. It’s a curious strategy, isn’t it? Perhaps he’s charting a course not just around the track, but through the anxieties of a world suddenly suspended in uncertainty. The shadows of the pandemic lengthen, and Bottas, like so many, seeks a measure of control within the tempest.

The pursuit of speed isn’t merely about horsepower; it’s a desperate, exquisitely calibrated dance with mortality, and Max Verstappen understands this better than almost anyone. Observe how he pushes – not with brute force, but with a terrifying, almost unsettling, precision, a testament to a will forged in the fires of a family legacy. This, my friends, is the heart of a champion revealed.

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The engine’s 606bhp – a brutal symphony of displacement – felt almost… liberated, a raw surge unleashed by the treacherous conditions. It’s a peculiar sensation, isn’t it, observing how a team’s strategy, their very philosophy, can be utterly transformed by the whims of the weather.

The rain hammered down at Spa-Francorchamps, a relentless, grey curtain obscuring not just the track, but perhaps, the very ambitions of those within. Verstappen, a coiled spring of barely contained aggression, seemed almost *too* precise, his braking points laser-focused, a stark contrast to the frantic, intuitive surges of his rivals. A curious observation: the Dutchman held pole position in seven of the ten races before this weekend, a statistical dominance that felt almost… fragile, considering the unpredictable nature of the conditions. It’s a testament to his unwavering focus, a discipline forged in the crucible of Red Bull’s relentless data analysis, yet the very precision that served him so well now seemed to offer a disconcerting vulnerability.

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The rain hadn’t cared for Verstappen’s gamble. A slick track, a misjudged apex – the Red Bull’s momentum fractured, a cascade of blue and red swallowed by the McLaren’s persistent grey. You could almost hear the frustrated calculations churning in his mind, the brief, brutal acknowledgement of a mistake. It wasn’t just about the position lost, was it? It was about the relentless pressure, the feeling of being hunted. Lando Norris, a young man sculpted by relentless training, simply *knew* how to exploit this, how to relentlessly apply the pressure. A brutal lesson, delivered in the grey deluge. Verstappen, momentarily stunned, wrestled the car back, but the scent of defeat, sharp and metallic, lingered in the air.

The rain, a bruised grey slick on the Imola asphalt, mirrored the mood in the Mercedes garage. Lewis Hamilton, a statue of controlled frustration, stared out at the track, his knuckles white against the carbon fiber of his steering wheel. It wasn't the speed – he’d been pushing, relentlessly – that troubled him. No, it was the ghost of a strategy that crumbled before it even began, the palpable weight of a team’s miscalculation. Toto, a man sculpted from steel and regret, offered a terse instruction: “Focus, Lewis. The podium is still within reach. ” A flicker of something – defiance, perhaps – crossed Hamilton’s face, a subtle signal of the battle raging within. The Italian Grand Prix, a brutal baptism for this final F1 game, was proving to be a crucible.