


All F1 Time Trial leaderboards have been reset as a result of this change. F1 2021 vehicle performance has been brought more in-line with the real season.Portimao has been added to the available tracks in all modes.As a result of this, we’ll be wiping the F1 ® Time Trial leaderboards.Īdditionally, we have made some minor tweaks to the handling model to remove an unrealistic element with low-speed cornering, which will be coming into the game as soon as the AI retraining has been completed. The performance of the cars has been updated so that they are now much more reflective of what is happening on track right now.

Trigger the Safety Car in the following races, and you’ll see the special green Aston Martin Vantage leading the pack: Alongside the very recognisable (but now red) Mercedes AMG, the green Aston Martin Vantage will be taking on Safety Car duties at certain races. In this article, we’ll delve into a few more exciting updates featured in this patch.įor the first time ever, the 2021 F1 ® season saw the introduction of two official Safety Cars. Portimao isn’t the only addition available from today in F1 ® 2021, though you can find out more about the Portuguese circuit here. Brand-new Career saves will have Poritmao available from the start. Whether in My Team, or Driver Career, it will appear for selection in your next season. If you’re in the middle of a Career save, you won’t need to start again to experience Portimao. Once you’ve downloaded the update, Portimao will be available for you to race in Time Trial, Grand Prix, Real-Season Start, and online. Now it’s time for you to put the pedal to the metal on the Portuguese circuit. While Valtteri Bottas put his Mercedes on pole in this year’s Portuguese Grand Prix, it was a decisive victory for Lewis Hamilton, who took the chequered flag a full 29 seconds before second-place Max Verstappen crossed the line.Īside from some winter testing in 2008/09, last year’s Grand Prix was Formula 1 ®’s first race at Portimao, though some drivers on the grid have raced here earlier in their careers. It’s a track well-known for its elevation changes, boasting 15 truly glorious corners to race around. The Autodromo Internacional do Algarve, otherwise known as Portimao, sits just half an hour outside the city of its namesake.
