![]() Formation laps, full rule sets, virtual and physical safety car periods, manual pit lane controls – it’s all there for the Grand Prix enthusiast. Qualifying is unchanged, but the race incorporates all the new elements of the current season, and borrows from DiRT 4 with the manual clutch release for the start. Make it through practice and there’s qualifying and the race to take part in, with choices of doing the full sessions, or trimming them down for those who don’t have 3 hours to spare. It’s needed too, there are limited parts for the engines and whilst you can swap them in and out to manage their life and effectiveness, a single failure could mean penalties later in the season. ![]() It’s a detailed development tree too, and costly, so gives a clear reason to take part in multiple seasons if you want to max everything out and have the ultimate racing machine. ![]() Giving a distinct levelling up mechanism, the resource points can be spent in a number of different areas to improve engine, chassis and overall performance, as well as significantly improving the reliability of all the components that get put under that slick monocoque shell. Embarking on a career means you’re going to want to take part in each session because it’s a great way to boost the resource points needed to develop your car. Making an extremely welcome return are the practice programmes that do a great job of teaching you the track you’re racing on, how to manage the tires and fuel, and work out what the best race strategy for your driving style might be. Information comes thick and fast, along with optional video tutorials to get you up to speed with the latest controls and rules – all of it ensuring that by the time you get behind the wheel there’s no mystery to what you need to do. Taking your first steps in career mode with your chosen team has you introduced to agents, team bosses, pit crew and technical boffins – it makes it very clear from the start that this is not a lone wolf operation. F1 2017 continues to put the main focus on you being the driver (because I just don’t think they’d sell copies of Front-Jack-Man 2017), yet manages to pull off that feeling of you being part of a greater whole. There’s a lot to go at for the discerning fan, but can they finally manage to convert the casual racer?ĭo I really need to explain what F1 is and how it works? Do we have enough space on this page? It’s a complicated and technically demanding driving series where the driver is the most visible part of a race weekend, but cannot deliver anything without the multitudes of people in the race support team and the factory. F1 2017 not only brings driver and livery changes, but also the return of classic cars, some new game modes and even a couple of additional track layouts. Whatever the reason, Codemasters are releasing their ninth consecutive Formula One game under the official license and it feels like they’ve really hit their stride. Maybe it’s because they don’t get the fanfare of franchises like Madden and Fifa, or maybe it’s because they release mid-season rather than at the end of a year. We sometimes forget about the Grand Prix games being yearly iterations even though it’s blindingly obvious that they need to update with each season. Another year, another sports game reflecting the latest roster of teams and players.
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