F1 Fanatic

We will get Heidfeld.

I’m more worried about whether the 2011 game is going to have all of the features that it should have had the first time round. Things like a genuine AI system in qualifying, a proper replay system, brake marker boards that are genuinely the distance away from the corner they claim to be, no gear-change lag and the option to turn off the ghost car in Time Trial. And let’s not forget the countless bugs and glitches that plagued last year’s otherwise solid first attempt, they can’t surely produce another game with that amount of embarrassing errors again, can they?

And if Codemasters don’t want to just phone it in this year and feel like throwing in a Safety Car dynamic, a free testing mode, an improved penalty system, an online race engineer, more helmet customisation options, proper FOM graphics and TV-style presentation and an actually challenging top difficulty level, I will be a very, very happy bunny indeed.

Let’s hope they listen to the true fans on this one and don’t give us a watered-down version to cater to the casuals who will banish the game to their shelves within two months of its release.

I agree with Magnificent Geoffrey on what he wants.

The way I see it, they really wanted to nail the games engine for F1 2010 and have done so aside from a few glitches. It is a very basic approach to F1. However for 2011 they should have more resources, time and money to throw at all the other bits and bobs.

I would like an improved pit-wall for F1 2011. There isn’t one so far!

All I want to see is somebody other than Codemasters developing it. Give us a real sim, FIA!

I also think that f1 2011 should include a actual podium not just a lame press conference and after the race is finished, don’t go straight to the time board, but have a lap of celebration and stuff if u do well in the race.
They should also have the racers on the grid preparing for the warm up lap.
AND, SURELY THE ENGINES WILL BE ABLE TO BLOW UP. THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DO IN F1 2010

i know that this is all extremely hard to achieve but if they really do want to make the game a full sim, they need to include everything listed not only in this comment but also the ones above ^^^^^^

ok guys, there’s been a review: http://www.videogamer.com/xbox360/f1_2011/preview-3010.html.
Looks good. Plus there’s a two player career mode and 24 onlineplayer :D, although 8 have to be AI.

another review: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-06-03-f1-2011-preview

Some snippets from the above review:
‘the weaknesses of the car at their disposal will play a small but significant factor (meaning that, for what it’s worth, Red Bull’s KERS will prove unreliable, while the HRT will disintegrate if someone frowns in its direction).’<- LOL

Regarding the Safety Car:
Until, that is, the safety car intervened. It’s another feature that the die-hards have been screaming for, and it’s one that Codemasters Birmingham is paying serious attention to. There’s the challenge of making driving at quarter throttle exciting for the less dedicated players, but it’s one that the studio is searching for a solution to. It’s likely that its answer will be revealed later in the year.