
If you want to drive the new cars with the new engines on the 2014 selection of tracks, this title will give you exactly what you are looking for. It's a F1 game that covers the 2014 season and it does so pretty darn well. There is a lot of negativity about the "copy/paste" nature of this game but the reality is that it is exactly what it really has to be. I've put 150 hours into this game so I'd thought I'd write a review, giving my honest thoughts. Despite this, the game looks graphically appealing and the cars look good on track. The experience of racing isn't great, but Codemasters could improve if they remove glitches and make the cars more realistic to drive. The AI also have a pace advantage during some conditions as they run different assists compared to the player. The AI in singleplayer are still poor, forming trains during races and backing out of overtakes during every opportunity. The tracks are also modelled well, although some glitches with kerbs and barriers exist on some tracks. The graphics are slightly improved and the car models are relatively good, giving a realistic rendition of the 2014 F1 cars. The lag and glitches ruin the chance to have a close battle with someone else during races. The sidepod glitch of previous games is also in this game. For some reason, it seems worse on this game than on F1 2013. The online experience has not been improved over F1 2013, with desync and lag hits common during races. Wheel and pad users should be equal on track, but they aren't. In wet conditions, this renders pad users roughly 1-2 seconds quicker than wheel users. These advantages include extra traction and less oversteer, although slightly more understeer. Handing: 3/5 Another problem with the game is that pad and wheel users have significantly different experiences whilst playing the game, due to artificial advantages given to the gamepad. In my opinion, the wheelspin doesn't feel accurate and realistic, neither does the handling. The cars are very planted through corners (almost as planted as on F1 2013) and the cars only experience sliding through slow corners and on the exit of hairpins when you apply the throttle. Codemasters have said that the handling model is improved, but it's not any better than F1 2013. The cars are very planted through corners (almost as planted as on F1 2013) and the cars only experience sliding through slow corners and on the exit of hairpins when you apply the To summarize: This is probably the worst racing game I've ever played. To summarize: This is probably the worst racing game I've ever played.
