It should be called FL1RT

archibaldleech

i hope the cars behave properly, especially in the rain. i would just like to have a good f1 game for once (with the awesome next-gen graphics).

kronk

I HAVE JUST MADE SOME SEX WEEE!

This is the news i have been waiting, for, codemasters to do an F1 game is good enough, but to make it a sim is just perfection!

Raikkenon

I've got high hopes for this. They can cater for both full sim and arcade sim fans by allowing configurable options:

- Automatic Tyre Selection on/off
- Tyre Wear on/off
- Fuel Consumption on/off
- Damage on/off
- Qualifying optional
- Race rules optional (flags, cutting corners etc etc)

One other option I would like is give every car on the grid the exact same spec to level the playing field.

IronsUK

''nazi sex dungeons''

Thats really messed up xD

Paincake

If they did an F1 game in the spirit of GRID, then it would be an insta-buy for me.

Simulation? Not so much.

coach_mcguirk

Cool. Went to Silverstone weekend just gone. And i hope they get it dead on. Like when it is wet having the choice of tyres. They can cater for others with the options to have them on/off. Can't wait to get my F1 fix again.

Woylez

I hope Codemasters listen to F1 gamers. Some things we've been asking for for ages include the ability to race on tracks, in cars and as drivers from yesteryear instead of just the current season. How about a "history of F1" game?

DelSource

As an F1 fan, I'm eager to see what they'll do. I would like to see them adopt one feature from GRID, though. I think it would be a lot of fun to create your own team, design a livery, and select sponsors and a team mate.

notoriousEIC

I'm more optimistic now. With this and GT5 next year, I should be in driving heaven.

Silent_Shark

two words: safety car. If they have the safety car as a togglable setting, then I know it will be a sim. Yes, some people would actually like to follow the safety car for two laps. That can actually blow someone's fuel strategy and force an unexpected pit. F1CE is an awesome, awesome, almost sim. Lets hope Codies goes all out. Online, server based leagues and seasons wouldbe noe as well.

AlreadyDead

i'd also like the option of a career mode like Toca Race Driver did, I also like the sponsor system in GRID. I hope they can include the strategy aspect too and real safety cars , flags and penalties etc

monkey11477

holy crap did anyone else read the nazi sex dungeon article? that's insane.

James, just James

I agree that the two can co-exist if implemented properly. An F1 game at its core MUST be a sim. However, through the reduction or introduction of driver aids, they can cater to more arcade audience too. I am really enjoying GRID, but I don't wanna play GRID when I'm in my F1 mode. Being a huge fan of F1 this inaugural game will sink or swim the franchise for CM, but I believe they have it in them to succeed.

That said a Nazi sex dungeon couldn't hurt :)

-EDGE-

That has actually put my mind at ease. I was genuinely worried that Codemasters would make the next F1 game an arcade racer instead of a Sim.

donwoogie

If spying... check, nazi sex scandals.... check and pit babes....check, I will have to get this. Driving bits will be welcome but largely optional in this scenario.

dionion

So when will the F1 wheel peripheral hit the scene with the game? It seems that is where the industry is expanding with peripherals.

rudolphdude

Oh Max Mosley...you old perpetrator of Nazi Sex Dungeon orgies...Sounds like a job for Rockstar :)

Arnold Rimmer's Garden Strimmer

Good news. I wasn't really sure if it was going to be a good idea that CodeM makes a F1 game, but if they say that it's going to be a Sim, lets trust in them. I was waiting a long time for a decent F1 sim. But well, I'm sure that it's going to be better than the ones who Sony did, because they sucked really hard.

Rene_18

GRID was awesome. Really fun game. Can't wait to see Codemaster's take on a F1 sim. And I would love the safetycar too, fuel consuming strategies and stuff. Also having the ability to play as the driver's from the 80s and 70s would be awesome. :)

Lider

Cool! Maybe now F1 cars can be given that ultra-realistic central pivot point like other racing series have been blessed with! I hate it when my real car uses its tires to turn, cornering is just more fun when the whole car rotates around an invisible pole that's sticking through the roof. /sarcasm

I was looking forward to Dirt, but I got central pivot physics. I was looking forward to Grid, but I got central pivot physics. I'm not going to be fooled again. Sigh.

Rhawb

Will this also be on the 360? If so, consider me excited. If not, well it will most likely be horrible anyway.

/Sarcasm.

Muisee

GRID was an arcade racer? Just without the arcade style control then.

TokeYo

@Rhawb:

you didnt like?

-30FPS
-central pivot
-rubberband AI
-bloom and blur that made it hard to tell which way tracj markers were pointing

hungry_for_worms

Nazi Orgy S&M Pit Gear!

V.Volker

Completely agreed with Rhawb. Dirt was cool for a little while but the road racing was just too turn-on-a-central-axisy. Very very disappointing, considering I thought it looked amazing and the damage was really cool. I just couldn't get past the faux physics.

stevemkrenz

@hungry_for_worms:

Oh, don't get me wrong, I love games that look great in screenshots and end up playing like they're a big joke.

Rhawb

i hope to god that if they use the same engine as grid they will let you have control of how much bloom effect is used. it was severly overused in GRID.

shemmy

I don't know how long I've been waiting for a good F1 game. I remember enjoying one in the late 90s I think, and every one I've played since has been a disappointment.

TearsandScreams

NEON/EGO engine = 30FPS

With the half-speed ball started by Studio Liverpool's first effort, it seems we won't see an F1 game at a proper frame rate this generation, unless that game EA have in the pipeline turns out alright.

I seem to recall Lewis Hamilton did a deal with EA, so I wonder if he'll be on the roster, or if his likeness and name will be excluded? I seem to recall F1 games of old having some heavy hitters missing from the line-up due to contractual conflicts.

JudgeNutmeg

I would like to scoff at this, if I may. *scoff*
If Grid is "arcadey", then so is PGR. The physics (turning, most specifically) was brutal and unforgiving in that game. I went to Grid expecting a Need for Speed-like game and was very disappointed.

I'm scared of whatever Codemasters would call a true sim.

Swift_

@Swift_: PGR is arcadey...that's the point/beauty of it. It's always been an arcadey racer. Grid is a little less arcade than the usual game that gets 'arcade' chucked at it but not much. I still think they're awesome, I nearly always prefer my racers that way. But I want a brilliant F1 game..

TearsandScreams

I also agree with Rhawb. I liked Dirt but it also was able to hide the "pivot" thing a little. Once I played the demo of Grid I decided not to get it. The driving models just don't work quite right.

Best rally game ever made in history...still Rallisport Challenge 2. That's the model I wish they would follow. I feel that was the absolute perfect way to do it. Also makes me wish Turn 10 would try to give rally a shot.

I went off there a little but most of you probably agree with me somewhat right?! :)

I just want a real sim F-1 game too and Codemasters can pull it off if they stay away from those old habits, tangents aside.

Godzilla-Sushi

Just look at Moto GP 06/07 for how you can make a sim and arcade racer in one package flawlessly.

That's how I would try to attempt it! You just have to go into it knowing that you'll create two seperate games in one. Make the tracks fit the different kinds of vehicles, not forcing the different vehicles to fit the same tracks.

Godzilla-Sushi

@Godzilla-Sushi:
Being as how an F1 game would use real-world tracks from the actual championship, I don't see how they could make different tracks to suit both arcade and sim styles.

As for not liking the GRID demo, I would suggest trying the retail version. It actually felt quite a bit different, especially when you got to try some other cars.

notoriousEIC

Well, they would use wider tracks and more elevation changes for the arcade style. Moto GP was my best example because it does use real world tracks for the season mode but it also has extreme mode with subtle tweaks to that driving model. It's a faster style. They could easily make arcade style tracks that just flowed better and weren't as technical. If any of that makes sense. Build it so that you can use the break, but you won't have to very often. Lots of esses and wide bends.

As for Grid, if they didn't sell me on the demo they won't sell me at all. It featured all three racing styles in the game and I spent a good amount of time with each to be sure it wasn't for me. You might not have seen my gamertag but I've played virtually every racing game on the 360 and I know what I want from one. Trust me :)

(internet bragging time)

Godzilla-Sushi

Until this comes out, some of you should try a F1 mod for rFactor.

mezcal

@Godzilla-Sushi:
I still think you should give GRID more of a chance. The two cars they had in the demo were about the worst two in the game (in my opinion), and the handling seemed to get a lot of tweaking from the demo, which basically felt just like Dirt. I've played just about every racing game under the sun, too, and I enjoyed GRID a lot.

notoriousEIC

Codemasters proved that they can make it fun, But we dont know if they can make it "seriously" fun.

I hope they change the graphics engine. GRID and DIRT has good and shiny graphics, but I think an F1 game should have more realistic graphics like Grand Tourismo 5

KroKan