F1 2019

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7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 73 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 49 out of 73
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 73
  3. Negative: 9 out of 73

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  1. Hudson633
    Jul 8, 2019
    0
    Codemasters has a depressingly poor track-record of leaving these games with the same issues and then starting work on next years title, but they all end up similar, so I wonder what they'redoing all year and if they deserve my money.

    You have to put in your details before you're allowed to reach the menu, which is a terrible idea if user data is lost (reinstalling the game, or the    Codemasters has a depressingly poor track-record of leaving these games with the same issues and then starting work on next years title, but they all end up similar, so I wonder what they'redoing all year and if they deserve my money.

    You have to put in your details before you're allowed to reach the menu, which is a terrible idea if user data is lost (reinstalling the game, or the dreaded savegame corruption that plagued previous titles). There's no mouse input, and even the button layout is awkward, like taking 43 button presses just for a time trial on Abu Dhabi in a Williams. Why is the PC version so expensive when it's a lazy console port that crashes even after the release patches?

    Since F1 2010 the physics has been problematic, but F1 2018 was fun in being able to counter-steer to save potential spins early, yet F1 2019 goes back to the problem of no-grip spins that can't be recovered. Games are supposed to be interactive and skill-based, where's the fun of watching my car spin until stopping and not being able to do anything about it? I was excited to try the F2 cars, but they just understeer horribly and have weak brakes.

    I tried an online race, the penalty system is still terrible, like getting a time penalty for "corner cutting" after someone rammed me over a corner. For some reason everyone in my race seemed to lose connection one by one. There's an inbuilt league system, but it has a license mechanic that tracks your attendance percentage and safety rating, which will be useless due to the connection problems and the hopeless penalties.

    The AI isn't too bad, and singleplayer races are an important part of F1 2019. I'm sure many people like doing short races, yet you can't set the race distance between 5 and 15 laps (no options between 5 laps or 25% race length). Time trials are slightly better than F1 2018 in terms of less stuttering, but there's still the distraction of having "new leaderboard" or "new rival" or "new setup available" text appearing mid-lap while you're trying to concentrate.

    I tried it with 3 wheels, failing completely to get the DFGT steering degrees set to 360 so it matches the game, but eventually managed to get the G29 working at 360. Logitech is probably to blame for those particular problems, but Codemasters are equally as bad at keeping their end running, with F1 2010 and F1 2013 missing from the Steam store (and probably not working). The Thrustmaster T300 seems to work fine atleast.

    The thing that really irks me with F1 2019 in particular is the pricing. How many years have the customers had to endure the same issues in these games, cars falling through the track; trouble with settings; program crashes; savegames; penalties; physics; disconnects, and Codemasters keep getting the F1 license and they keep setting the price high. But now they're selling skins...

    I remember seeing customisation done right in Need for Speed 3 back in 1998 where you could pick the exact hue of your car, and again later in Race07 where SimBin gave you car templates to draw your own car skins you could share. But in F1 2019 where they could have done something groundbreaking there's silly things - like the only choice of a racing suit being blue or green, while others suit colours have a pricetag of £0.99 each.

    The reason I think skins are appreciated in CS:GO was because they were community-made, with a cut to the community creators, and the skins could be traded if the owner got bored of them. Stickers complemented the skins and gave them personality. Codemasters had implemented paid skins badly in comparison.

    There's day-1 DLC, microtransactions, and even a pay-to-win style early access version if you paid more money (allowing you to gain valuable experience over the players that went for the cheaper version before the "release day"). It's clear that Codemasters priority is to squeeze as much money as they can out of the F1 license and then start working on the next title, leaving the last one in whatever state they released it in. F1 2019 feels like the cheap experience of a free to play game, yet has a high (underserved) pricetag.

    Also, the blatant corruption of "critics" being friendly with publishers and being the only ones allowed to review the game even while the customers are playing it before the "release date" has not gone unnoticed. The "release date" is just a meaningless excuse to charge more money to play early, and then not allow genuine reviews by the customers during that period to criticize what turns out to be flawed product during a time of potentially high volume sales.

    There's an inconvenient number of negative reviews by paying customers for the Codemasters F1 games, and there's a striking discrepancy between the customers average score and the "critics" average scores across them.    … Expand
  2. Melce
    Jun 27, 2019
    5
    Graphics - a huge step up from 2018
    Servers - finally a real servers are being used, rather than peer-to-peer connection
    F2 cars - a nice touch ... and that's it... This game is literally a reskinned F1 2018 with F2 cars, servers and better graphics. There is nothing new content wise, NOTHING. They promised how LEAGUES would be huge... in reality, leagues are an unranked online    Graphics - a huge step up from 2018
    Servers - finally a real servers are being used, rather than peer-to-peer connection
    F2 cars - a nice touch

    ... and that's it...

    This game is literally a reskinned F1 2018 with F2 cars, servers and better graphics. There is nothing new content wise, NOTHING. They promised how LEAGUES would be huge... in reality, leagues are an unranked online championchips, but they're called leagues and have their own collumn in menu. Another HUGE feature F2 cars and story in career. F2 cars are nice but honestly... who is going to play F2 cars more than 3x till 2020 comes out? And the story... its 1 hour long F2 scripted prequell to a normal F1 career (your choices and results don't even have consequences later on). And the last and biggest talking point of all... SENNA V PROST RIVARLY EDITION!!!! You'll get 8 invitational events and 2 classic cars to play with... let that sink in... ofc you'll get liveries and custom designes for you suit, gloves and helmet, but is that enough for additional 10€? I don't think so...

    Now let's talk about microtransactions and customisation in general. It's blank, totally blank. 2/3 of helmet designes are imported from F1 2018 and the new ones ofted look even more blank. Suits are ugly as nothing i have seen before and the same one applies for gloves. Luckily you can buy skins for 0.50€ to 2.50€ to not look like a plumber!!!

    Gameplaywise it's fine. It's again a step closer to a simulation game, which is a good thing. Overall I'd say the handling isn't so much different from F1 2018, but this time around the cars are much more understeery and it takes time to get used to.

    AI are ridiculously fast. Especially on corner exits (F for my pad comrades), I had to go down from 105 - 110 diff that i was running on F1 2018 (the famous AI inconsistency) to 95 on this game... Even pro players have hard time racing on 110 this year.

    Finally the game state. It's full of bugs once again... and the fact that in time of writing this review (2 days prior to release) the game has been patched 3 times... 3! To name a few most gamebreaking for me so far: the setups aren't working properly (stock setup is currently the best setup on most tracks), drivers and teams aren't balanced (Merc engines are faster than Ferrari's, Gasly is faster then Verstappen by a 0,5s and Alfa Romeo is slower than Williams) and ERS management doesnt make any sense so I'll put it here and pray that it's just a glitch (when you fully use your ERS over 1 lap, you'll loose up to 70% of your energy store... WHAT THE F**K???)

    So to summ things up... F1 2019 is reskinned F1 2018 with F2 cars and better graphics. The biggest new features that we were promised to get are either blank or useless (such is the showroom... like... why?). For me, despite the graphics and physics, this game has little to offer compared to F1 2018 and it falls short where it should be dominating its predecessor. For lack of new content and unfinished product in general (note: they were working over 2 years on this game) I can't give this one more than 5/10. Sadly this is the worst F1 intallment since 2015 and I hope that 2020 will be a banger compared to this year as 2016 was to 2015, back in the day.s    … Expand
  3. Linkler
    Jul 1, 2019
    10
    It's the best F1 game ever, better visuals, better career mode and they fixed multiplayer!
  4. Xavan008
    Mar 29, 2020
    0
    A lot of bags and Problem with internert , that kill your interes to play this f. GAME
  5. pboechat
    Jun 29, 2019
    10
    Best F1 game ever. Great career mode, great graphics. Codemasters always manage to push the F1 titles further every year :)
  6. Bitek
    Nov 5, 2019
    10
    good game. I definitely recommend it for any F1 fan. The game has nice graphics and it immersive on ultra wide monitor. I am playing the game on AMD Ryzen 3400g with integrated graphics. The game runs well on my APU. I play the game on high settings with high frame rates. I am trying to get more than 1 point for my Williams team :)
  7. TimeOfTheChimps
    Nov 23, 2019
    9
    An essential for any F1 fan or anyone looking to get into the sport. Features a stellar career, tons of cars both modern and classic, and is incredibly fun to drive, especially without assists. The only downside I have is that the (currently) non-invasive microtransactions are a bit worrying when it comes to future games. Otherwise, 2019 is one of the greatest racers currently out there,An essential for any F1 fan or anyone looking to get into the sport. Features a stellar career, tons of cars both modern and classic, and is incredibly fun to drive, especially without assists. The only downside I have is that the (currently) non-invasive microtransactions are a bit worrying when it comes to future games. Otherwise, 2019 is one of the greatest racers currently out there, and I thank Codemasters for getting me into F1 through their stellar video games.… Expand
  8. BFM
    Mar 28, 2020
    6
    So far, this is the best official F1 game.
    The graphics are good (except for people in cut scenes), and the steering is great and well scaleable.
    The GP2 part of the story mode disappoints, as you only race a few laps three times, before yo go to F1. Online multiplayer is only acceptable in closed lobbies. Public lobbies are a nightmare. And when the next F1 game comes out, online    So far, this is the best official F1 game.
    The graphics are good (except for people in cut scenes), and the steering is great and well scaleable.

    The GP2 part of the story mode disappoints, as you only race a few laps three times, before yo go to F1.
    Online multiplayer is only acceptable in closed lobbies. Public lobbies are a nightmare.
    And when the next F1 game comes out, online dies.

    But don't call this simulation.
    This is nothing like real life.
    The reason is the insulting damage system.

    Because F1 doesn't have the balls to stand up to the sponsors who don't want their precious brand logos scratched, the damage "simulation" in this is a joke.
    You can damage your front wing of break your suspension.

    That's it.

    The whole chassis should able break and crumble realistically (eg. Alonso crash in Australia 2016)
    depending on how you crash.
    An unlucky hit on the rear should send cars airborne.
    Spinning out at high speed and through the gravel should make cars roll over.

    But nope - cars are always glued to the ground, and having a bend wheel or broken front wing is the most damage that you will see.
    It's like toy cars. No consequences, no thrill, no danger, no bravery. Just toy cars on the carpet.

    That is the main reason why I only get a new F1 game every 3-5 years.
    What's the point if it's always the same outdated and embarrassing damage system, while games like Wreckfest show how it's done?    … Expand
  9. Jyadaus
    Nov 18, 2021
    7
    Kerbs that can be used in real races are not available in this game and this is not nice. Okay, maybe i didnt play F12016-17-18, i don't know how it was in the games I counted, but there is no way to save from spins. Online race penalty system is terrible.

    But, graphics are good. AI is significantly improved from 7th gen games. F2 is really cool. But i thought we can do full season    Kerbs that can be used in real races are not available in this game and this is not nice. Okay, maybe i didnt play F12016-17-18, i don't know how it was in the games I counted, but there is no way to save from spins. Online race penalty system is terrible.

    But, graphics are good. AI is significantly improved from 7th gen games. F2 is really cool. But i thought we can do full season career with F2 before F1 career but we get only 3 F2 races. Disappointing (maybe there is a way to do, but i didnt found anything.) R&D system is good.    … Expand
  10. Pollinflas
    Jul 6, 2019
    8
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    Desde hace un tiempo la F1 me está resultando aburrida en demasiadas carreras. Puede ser que cuando ya has visto cientos y cientos de GP a lo largo de la vida ya poco te quede por ver. Y piensas: esa chapuza de Vettel ya la hizo Schumacher, ese trompo de Grosjean lo tiene patentado Pedro Diniz, o ese adelantamiento de Verstappen lo hacía Piquet con los ojos cerrados. Lo mismo    registradas
    Desde hace un tiempo la F1 me está resultando aburrida en demasiadas carreras. Puede ser que cuando ya has visto cientos y cientos de GP a lo largo de la vida ya poco te quede por ver. Y piensas: esa chapuza de Vettel ya la hizo Schumacher, ese trompo de Grosjean lo tiene patentado Pedro Diniz, o ese adelantamiento de Verstappen lo hacía Piquet con los ojos cerrados. Lo mismo que me pasa con la "realidad" podría pasarme con los juegos, especialmente cuando una compañía grande que busca beneficios como Codemasters está a la cabeza del asunto. Y ahí es cuando me paso de frenada. Las primeras 20 horas al F1 2019 han sido las horas que más he disfrutado con un juego de F1, a la par con los maravillosos Grand Prix de Geoff Crammond. Percibo el cariño y respeto con que han hecho este juego, y también la mala leche. Pasar a Kimi puede ser una pesadilla, al igual que al resto de pilotos. He estado rueda con rueda con Grosjean durante tres curvas en Bahréin y al final se ha pasado de frenada. Me he descojonado del pobre, menos mal que solo eran unos y ceros de código. Además, para masoquistas como yo de jugar rollo simulación sin ninguna ayuda en absoluto supone un reto, sobre todo en la aceleración (se nota la falta del control de tracción) y en la frenada. Es un sim-arcade, pero hay que reglar el coche y, como digo, sin ayudas hay que ir con muchísimo cuidado de no darle la vuelta al morro en las marchas cortas.

    Me encanta que en el modo carrera sigan apostando por profundizar un poco en el aspecto "rol" y también en la ingeniería. Creo que es una maravilla que el que se interese por la F1 pero no la conozca bien, entienda hasta qué punto la F1 abarca distintas áreas y departamentos de ingeniería hasta relaciones públicas. Los que llevamos tiempo en el asunto también agradecemos el catálogo de coches históricos. Le faltan muchas cosas, las físicas no son nada del otro mundo, pero es bonito verlos con esta espectacular calidad gráfica. La iluminación y las texturas con directx 12 y 4K son una absoluta maravilla. La sensación de velocidad es abrumadora. De hecho, la misma tarde probé un F3 en Assetto Corsa, mi simulador de referencia, y me parecía que el coche no se movía. Ya solo por lo inmersivo que es, vale la pena.

    Y mucho más, pero poco más que escribir. Realmente ha sido un paso adelante desde el 2018 para el que lo pueda disfrutar a tope de calidad gráfica. Su conducción es divertida y no va sobre raíles, y si juegas en modo hardcore, salvo que seas un alien seguramente tengas que bajar la IA. Yo he fichado por Williams para echarle una mano a Claire, y con la IA al 85% las paso canutas para calificar entre los 15 primeros, aún entrenando y probando distintos reglajes. Sin duda, para mí es un reto, y una maravilla. Ojalá pronto además de que Codemasters siga ofreciéndonos el F1, pueda llegar un simulador con semejante calidad gráfica pero que nos permita disfrutar de más series de carreras ya en el lado salvaje del simracing.    … Expand
  11. Crypt
    Jan 15, 2023
    8
    É um ótimo jogo, porém muito difícil. A dificuldade tira um pouco da graça do jogo.
  12. hdhgd
    Mar 31, 2020
    10
    This is the best solution when F1 does not take plac. I heartily recommend.
  13. ProfAmateur
    May 20, 2020
    7
    I learned very much about the cars and F1 in general, especially when you turn off assistance-systems. the multiplayer is not so fun, because codemasters f**** up a good matchmaking (its so buggy) and the madness of the other players is very annoying. there is no online-race without a rage-actions
  14. BobbyTarantino
    Aug 15, 2020
    8
    a man goes to the doctor. says he's depressed. he says life seems harsh and cruel. says he feels all alone in a threatening world where what lies ahead is vague and uncertain. the doctor says "the treatment is simple. the great clown pagliacci is in town tonight. go and see him, that should pick you up." the man bursts into tears. he says "but doctor... i am pagliacci."
  15. ItzArda2827
    Aug 20, 2020
    9
    Graphics are great just like other games developed by Codemasters. UI is very easy to use. Since you don't use mouse, accessing to the numpad is easy. Only thing about the UI is you can't use pit commands with your keyboard and change the race strategy, the game doesn't allow you to assign a key. Also you can't change AI driver difficulty, driving assists.
  16. KempoG
    Dec 9, 2020
    10
    The best f1 game!!! He has a great graphics and a great career mode and F2 cars is nice.

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#13 Best PC Game of 2019

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Metascore
87

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. PC Games
    Jul 31, 2019
    80
    The campaign is a lot of fun. Sadly, there is very little story to it, but powering up your car nevertheless feels great. The other game modes are also great, delivering challenges, legendary races, Grand Prix and a very robust multiplayer mode. As every year, the developers deliver the full package.
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  2. Critical Hit
    Jul 3, 2019
    90
    F1 2019 is another exceptional racing game that caters to all spectrums of fans, giving you many modes, exhibition events and an exciting career mode to get familiar with its gorgeous tracks. It's simply one of the best simulation racers out there, again.
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  3. Wccftech
    Jun 30, 2019
    90
    F1 2019 is yet another excellent racer developed by Codemasters. With a wealth of positives, such as the improved feel of the racing, as well as how great the game looks and a number of new gameplay features, the game was bound to shine. The minor negatives, such as new modes like the Senna/Prost challenges feeling shallow, are minor blips in what is an otherwise outstanding game.
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