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F1 2021

Released: 7/16/2021

Every story has a beginning in F1® 2021, the official videogame of the 2021 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP™. Enjoy the stunning new features of F1® 2021, including the thrilling story experience ‘Braking Point’, two-player Career, and get even closer to the grid with ‘Real-Season Start’. Take your team to the top in the acclaimed ten-year ‘My Team’ Career mode, or race head-to-head in split-screen and multiplayer. Immerse yourself in the greatest racing spectacle on the planet and race with the authentic lineup of twenty heroic drivers and ten iconic teams from the 2021 season: - ‘Braking Point’ – the thrilling new story experience - New ways to play: two-player Career and ‘Real-Season Start’ - Acclaimed ‘My Team’, split-screen and multiplayer

Every story has a beginning in F1® 2021, the official videogame of the 2021 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP™. Enjoy the stunning new features of F1® 2021, including the thrilling story experience ‘Braking Point’, two-player Career, and get even closer to the grid with ‘Real-Season Start’. Take your team to the top in the acclaimed ten-year ‘My Team’ Career mode, or race head-to-head in split-screen and multiplayer. Immerse yourself in the greatest racing spectacle on the planet and race with the authentic lineup of twenty heroic drivers and ten iconic teams from the 2021 season: - ‘Braking Point’ – the thrilling new story experience - New ways to play: two-player Career and ‘Real-Season Start’ - Acclaimed ‘My Team’, split-screen and multiplayer

Every story has a beginning in F1® 2021, the official videogame of the 2021 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP™. Enjoy the stunning new features of F1® 2021, including the thrilling story experience ‘Braking Point’, two-player Career, and get even closer to the grid with ‘Real-Season Start’. Take your team to the top in the acclaimed ten-year ‘My Team’ Career mode, or race head-to-head in split-screen and multiplayer. Immerse yourself in the greatest racing spectacle on the planet and race with the authentic lineup of twenty heroic drivers and ten iconic teams from the 2021 season: - ‘Braking Point’ – the thrilling new story experience - New ways to play: two-player Career and ‘Real-Season Start’ - Acclaimed ‘My Team’, split-screen and multiplayer

Critics
85
Metacritic
67

Score Breakdown

85.4

Critic Average

70 reviews

N/A

Steam User Score

Less than 50 reviews

67

Metacritic User Score

162 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
N/A
Metacritic Disparity
+18.4
Combined Disparity
+18.4

Average of both sources

Review Timing

40 early (57%)30 launch window (43%)0 late (0%)

Review summary

Updated Aug 30, 2021

Based on 70 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 85.4/100. Critics score this game 18.4 points higher than Metacritic users.

How these comparisons are calculated
Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 70)+
  1. David WaltersviaCGMagazine
    Aug 30, 2021·Launch window
    85/100View review
    Metacritic 67/100 · +18.0 pts
  2. Oyungezer Online StaffviaOyungezer Online
    Aug 23, 2021·Launch window
    70/100View review
    Metacritic 67/100 · +3.0 pts
  3. Neil FlynnviaCubed3
    Aug 19, 2021·Launch window
    80/100View review
    Metacritic 67/100 · +13.0 pts
  4. Steven John DawsonviaGameGrin
    Aug 10, 2021·Launch window
    90/100View review
    Metacritic 67/100 · +23.0 pts
  5. Platon PeppasviaEnternity.gr
    Aug 10, 2021·Launch window
    80/100View review
    Metacritic 67/100 · +13.0 pts