The lights go out. The crowd holds its breath. And somewhere on the starting grid, a championship is about to be decided. F1 2021 is Codemasters’ most ambitious, most content-rich, and most authentically cinematic Formula 1 experience ever created — a game that captures the speed, the tension, the glamour, and the relentless competitive pressure of the world’s most prestigious motorsport with a level of depth, authenticity, and presentation that sets a new standard for racing simulation on PC.
F1 2021 marks the debut of Braking Point — the franchise’s first fully story-driven narrative mode and one of the most entertaining and surprisingly compelling additions to the F1 game series in its history. Follow the story of Aiden Jackson — a talented young British driver making his Formula 2 debut and fighting to prove himself worthy of a Formula 1 seat — and Devon Butler, his brash, controversial, and endlessly entertaining rival whose ambition knows absolutely no limits. Told across a series of fully voiced and cinematically presented story chapters that weave real F1 races and team dynamics into a fictional narrative of rivalry, ambition, and the politics of professional motorsport, Braking Point is a genuinely entertaining story mode that gives F1 2021 a narrative heart that the franchise has never previously possessed.
My Team — the beloved game mode that puts players in the dual role of driver and team principal — returns in F1 2021 with deeper management systems, more strategic depth, and a more satisfying progression curve that makes building a Formula 1 team from a backmarker operation into a championship-winning powerhouse one of the most rewarding long-term gaming experiences in motorsport gaming. Hire and manage a teammate, negotiate with sponsors, develop your car across eight distinct performance departments, manage your budget, make strategic calls on race weekend, and drive every race as the team’s lead driver in a mode that combines the depth of a management simulation with the thrill of first-person racing in the most compelling way the franchise has yet achieved.
Career Mode delivers the complete single-player F1 experience for those who want to live the life of a Formula 1 driver from the inside. Begin in Formula 2 — for the first time with a full F2 2021 season — and earn your way to a Formula 1 seat through strong performances, contract negotiations, and the gradual development of your driver’s reputation and attributes. Once in Formula 1, navigate a full season of twenty-three races across the official 2021 calendar, manage your relationships with engineers and team management, make development decisions that shape the direction of your car, and fight your way to the championship in the most authentic single-player career Formula 1 gaming has ever offered.
The two-player co-op Career mode — one of the most beloved and most requested features in the F1 game community — allows two players to compete together as teammates at the same Formula 1 team across a full career season, sharing resources, competing for internal supremacy, and experiencing the unique dynamic of being both allies and rivals within the same organisation. It is one of the finest cooperative racing experiences available on PC and a mode that transforms F1 2021’s already excellent career content into a shared adventure of genuine camaraderie and competitive tension.
Online multiplayer in F1 2021 delivers the complete competitive Formula 1 experience — ranked leagues, unranked lobbies, custom championships, and the Podium Pass seasonal progression system that rewards consistent online play with a stream of cosmetic content, liveries, and items. The Real-Season Start feature allows players to join online leagues mid-season using the actual 2021 championship standings as a starting point — a brilliant and uniquely immersive way to engage with the real-world Formula 1 narrative through the lens of competitive online racing.
On PC, F1 2021 delivers a technically impressive and visually stunning racing experience with support for 4K resolution, ray tracing, high frame rates, and a comprehensive suite of graphical and simulation options that allow players to calibrate the experience from full accessibility to hardcore simulation with complete freedom.
Game Features
- Braking Point — the franchise’s first fully story-driven narrative mode
- My Team — build and manage your own Formula 1 team from scratch to championship glory
- Career Mode with Formula 2 integration and full 2021 season calendar
- Two-player co-op Career mode for shared Formula 1 team experience
- Full official 2021 Formula 1 season with all licensed teams, drivers & circuits
- Real-Season Start — join online leagues using actual 2021 championship standings
- Podium Pass seasonal progression with cosmetic rewards for online play
- Comprehensive simulation options from full accessibility to hardcore realism
- Stunning 4K visuals, ray tracing & high frame rate support on PC
- From Codemasters — available now on Steam for PC
