F1 2016 Codemasters Reveals First Footage of F1 2016

Chris · Jun 16, 2016

The Codemasters F1 media channel have released three new videos of the upcoming Formula One 2016 video game, set for release on Xbox, Playstation and of course, PC.

The footage is primarily to do with hyping up not only the game but the new European Grand Prix in Azerbaijan due to take place this weekend. A controversial race not only for it's residing country's human rights record, but also because for the first time a Formula One race will clash with motorsports' biggest race: The Le Mans 24 Hours.

Whilst 'Tilkedromes' haven't gotten the best rap for producing exciting racing, this one actually looks very challenging and rewarding to drive. There are several undulation changes, a good mix of high and low speed corners and of course you cannot go past that massive - and I do mean massive - pit-straight: over two kilometres of full throttle.

The first video features both Daniel Ricciardo of Red Bull Racing and Jolyon Palmer of Renault F1 talking about the new track and describing how F1 2016 has helped to prepare them for the coming race.

The second video features a commentated lap from Jolyon Palmer onboard his Renault F1 car from this season.

The final video provides us with Daniel Ricciardo's take on the circuit via (you guessed it) an onboard video.

Whilst much of the drivers testimonials are simply a means of marketing the game, the Codemasters F1 series can be helpful, at most, for learning the general layout of tracks. The reality is that the teams with their own in-house simulators will have access to a much greater amount of information regarding the Baku circuit than any publicly available video game could possibly provide. Rest assured, F1 2016 will not render Jolyon Palmer or Daniel Ricciardo more prepared than any other driver on the F1 grid.

Perhaps more importantly, Codemasters have left the details of the games' release date to the very end of the video; August 19th for UK customers. As for the players in other countries, well it's not known yet.

Do you like what you have seen so far with F1 2016? Will you be purchasing it on day one, or will you be waiting for user reviews? Let us know!

Chris · Jul 31, 2016

You literally just took F1 2014, modded it (poorly) to within an inch of it's life and are now claiming that you created the game and Codemasters stole all of your ideas.

This is delusion beyond belief.

Matthew Booth · Jul 31, 2016

Online Co-op is back & saveable this year

Alex Townsend · Jul 31, 2016

I just didn't realise T-Cams were such a big deal...

gamer19 · Jul 31, 2016

Alex Townsend said:
I just didn't realise T-Cams were such a big deal...

Well, it is. For some

....13 thousand, at least.

Alex Townsend · Aug 1, 2016

Ok. Different strokes I guess...
Personally I feel more immersion in the cockpit of the cars. Even some of the cams in the actual sport have been changed to a much closer over the left shoulder position.

Can't see that being much fun to drive either if I'm honest.

Matthew Booth · Aug 4, 2016

F1 2016 will feature Multiplayer Championship, a brand new game mode that allows up to 22 players to compete against each other over the course of a season.

This new mode allows you to race as team-mates or to battle it out as different teams, as well as offering great possibilities for league play. Championships are, of course, saveable, so you can fight it out over the course of many weeks.