Listen to this article F1 2022 is the 13 th successive official game created by Codemasters’ Birmingham outpost. For the most part, you know what to expect – a driving video game with all the real world F1 stars, tracks and cars that is both authentic and accessible. Except, this time, it’s not called F1 2022, but EA SPORTS F1 22, and there is an electronic dance music soundtrack, Oakley sunglasses and Ferrari road cars. With the development studio purchased by Redwood City-based publishing giant Electronic Arts last year for $1.2 billion , this is the season where the change of ownership has clearly taken hold. The EA influence predominately takes the form of F1 Life. In essence, a swanky living area where you can alter the look of the wallpaper and furniture, before creating your own avatar with branded clothing – more of which can be purchased with in-game currency, either earned or purchased with real-world money. Oh joy. This forms the backdrop to the main … [Read more...] about F1 22 game review: A worthy upgrade, despite glamorisation
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Ten things to watch at the Goodwood Festival of Speed
Listen to this article The Goodwood Festival of Speed has become a mainstay of UK motorsport, with thousands of fans drawn to the West Sussex-based estate each year to witness a plethora of machines take on the 1.16-mile course. This year promises to be just the same, with modern F1 machinery, pre-war examples and everything in-between set to take on the hillclimb course. The usual stars from across the spectrum of motorsport will also be in attendance, from Mercedes Formula 1 rising star George Russell to 1992 world champion Nigel Mansell. Here are the top 10 things to look out for at the event this year, which will be livestreamed on Motorsport.tv each day. The hill at ‘30’ Popular event would be celebrating 30 years were it not for the 2020 edition being cancelled due to COVID-19 Photo by: Motorsport Images This year’s Festival of Speed will be the 29th edition since the first running in 1993, when a one-day event drew 25,000 spectators. Since then, … [Read more...] about Ten things to watch at the Goodwood Festival of Speed
Pirelli look to ease understeer with tougher 2023 tyres
Pirelli have identified measures to help improve their tyre offerings for 2023, as they aim to reduce understeer characteristics. The tyre manufacturer have outlined how they intend to create a tweaked product for next season, aimed at reducing the understeer characteristics that the current cars have to cope with. F1’s new revolutionary regulations for this season have seen a complete change of philosophy, moving from a predominant over-body aerodynamic philosophy to one of ground effect – put simply, the cars are now sucked down onto the ground moreso than being pushed down. However, the philosophy change has had some side effects, given the change in characteristics on how the cars drive. Slow speed understeer is particularly prevalent now, given the reduced effect as a car slows down, while the cars have also gotten heavier – mostly due to the introduction of more stringent safety measures. With understeer now the dominant characteristic of many of the front-running cars, … [Read more...] about Pirelli look to ease understeer with tougher 2023 tyres
Vettel takes back-to-back Driver of the Weekend wins · RaceFans
Sebastian Vettel was voted Driver of the Weekend for the second race in a row after his victory in the Australian Grand Prix. The Ferrari driver topped the poll of F1 Fanatic readers for the third time in the last four races. Here’s why. Sebastian Vettel’s Australian Grand Prix weekend After a low-key Friday Vettel topped the final practice times and split the Mercedes drivers in qualifying. That proved crucial, as it put him in position to apply pressure to Lewis Hamilton . Unable to shake Vettel, Hamilton made an early pit stop which dropped him behind Max Verstappen . A few quick laps allowed Vettel to seize his opportunity to come out ahead of the Mercedes driver and start his season with a win. Go ad-free for just £1 per month >> Find out more and sign up As Hamilton said, Vettel ‘kept a lid on it’ initially (which seemed to extend a bit to FP1 in terms of performance), but came alive FP2 onwards and showed what the car was capable of by … [Read more...] about Vettel takes back-to-back Driver of the Weekend wins · RaceFans