Lee Mather

The 2023 Formula One season yielded a grand total of three winning drivers over 22 Grands Prix. Just six rounds into the 2024 season and we’ve already seen three different GP winners, across three different teams to boot. Has this season just threatened to become interesting?

F1 24 is promising several key gameplay improvements both on and off the track, and when it comes to the former, it’s placing particular emphasis on a suite of new features and systems that are collectively dubbed the new Dynamic Handling System.

With two weeks left before the launch of F1 24, the latest installment in the licensed Formula 1 racing game series, we have sent a few questions to Codemasters to discuss some of the new features and improvements that fans will find in the game. The answers were provided by Senior Creative Director Lee Mather and Senior Producer Simon Lumb.

When it launches in just over a month, F1 24 will bring with it a significant overhaul to the series’ physics and handling. Codemasters says that every year, granted, but this year they really mean it with a big year-on-year update that introduces new suspension kinematics, revamps the tyre model, adds rake to the aero model, puts more ERS control in the hands of the player, and more.

Electronic Arts has revealed more details about its upcoming Formula 1 racing sim, EA Sports F1 24, with a new trailer. F1 24, first announced in February, will arrive earlier than previous games in the series on May 31 across PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series S/X. EA detailed the features coming to the game and confirmed that players will be able to compete as a driver of their choice from the 2024 F1 season in the Career mode for the first time.

EA has revealed the first information on its upcoming racing game EA Sports F1 24.

EA and Codemasters have announced F1 24 will launch on 31st May 2024, coming out across PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, Xbox One and PC. A full reveal will come in April.

EA Sports has officially confirmed that F1 24 will be released in a couple of months, on May 28, 2024, for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. 

Electronic Arts has confirmed that F1 24 will be released on May 31, 2024.

EA and Codemasters have announced F1 24 will launch on 31st May 2024, coming out across PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, Xbox One and PC. A full reveal will come in April.

Today, EA has revealed the stats that you, the player, have accomplished together as community since the release of F1 23. The Year on the Track in F1 23 examined in-game data that revealed fans’ favorite teams, drivers, locations, and items. While the actual Formula One season wrapped up at Abu Dhabi last weekend, this marks a good place for EA to take a look at these stats since the game launched back in June. Players have completed 73 million races, one billion laps, and have raced over 5.25 billion kilometers. Three-time World Champion and EA SPORTS Ambassador, Max Verstappen, was also selected the most to race. This was followed by seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton and F1 23 Ambassador Charles Leclerc.

The inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix is coming next weekend (well the reborn one) for Formula One, and EA Sports is offering a free-to-play weekend for F1 23. From November 16 to November 20, players worldwide can experience the Las Vegas Grand Prix Circuit first hand on F1 23 for free on consoles and PC. Those that race in-game through the weekend will also earn double XP across various game modes and other rewards. Players can also expect a 60% discount from platform retailers as all in-game progress and unlocked content will carry over. F1 23 launched back in June on PlayStation 4|5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC. The 2023 Formula One season is also coming to a close, as brand ambassador Max Verstappen has wrapped up this year’s championship.

Codemasters has released an update for F1 23, marking Max Verstappen’s latest dominant victory in securing Red Bull’s constructors title at the Japanese Grand Prix this past weekend. Additionally they’ve confirmed that the 2023 F2 championship will be added to the game next month.

Today, EA Sports and Codemasters have revealed the updated content for October coming to F1 23. This will also include the ability to race against EA SPORTS ambassadors Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc across the upcoming Grand Prix’s in October. There is also a new Max Verstappen Pro Challenge video that can be watched below in celebration of his victory at the Japanese Grand Prix this past weekend. More chances to win exclusive in-game items is on the board, along with the long-waited addition of the F2 2023 season. Liveries will be updated to corresponding races, as well, to help coincide with the real world grand prix races. Max Verstappen currently holds first place in the championship by nearly double the points over second place, which is his teammate Sergio Perez. A list of the updates are below.

Codemasters has released an update for F1 23, marking Max Verstappen’s latest dominant victory in securing Red Bull’s constructors title at the Japanese Grand Prix this past weekend. Additionally they’ve confirmed that the 2023 F2 championship will be added to the game next month.

Today, EA and Codemasters have announced a celebration to the restart of the Formula One season. After the summer break, the F1 calendar returns as F1 23 will offer new content for its F1 World. From August 29 to September 4, players can race against the lap time of back-to-back World Champion Max Verstappen at Circuit Zandvoort. Those who beat Verstappen’s lap time of 1:10:621 will earn his special Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix 2023 helmet in-game that shows off the victory. After that time on September 5, players can then go head-to-head against Charles Leclerc to win a special Scuderia Ferrari item for the Formula One Pirelli Gran Premio D’Italia 2023.

Today, EA Sports and Codemasters announced some updates and real-world challenges coming to the in-game hub known as F1 World in F1 23. The first F1 Replay is also available, which allows players to go back and relive previous races in the 2023 season. Players may take control of any of the 20 drivers in a replica Grand Prix, as the Bahrain Grand Prix is the first race to be featured. This means the starting grid will mirror what was seen during the actual race. Every week for the rest of the season, a new F1 Replay will be released within F1 World.