''F1 24'', officially ''EA Sports F1 24'', is a

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developed by

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and published by

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. It is the seventeenth entry in the '' F1'' series and holds the license for the 2024

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championships. The game was released on 31 May, or three days earlier for users who pre-ordered the Champions' Edition. The game features a revamped career mode, which received positive reviews from critics, though criticism has been aimed at its handling model, AI and slow-speed traction. It is also the last F1 game to be released on the eighth generation of consoles (

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), as, starting with ''

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'', games are released only on the current-generation consoles due to technological generational shifts.

Gameplay

Similar to previous entries of the series, players drive cars using

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or steering wheels. A session mimics a real race weekend, starting on free practice and ending on the

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. Throughout the race, players experience

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and various incidents, which may result in safety cars and changes to the player's super license. ''F1 24'' introduced a new career mode, in which players play as real drivers and gain reputation throughout the season. In addition to playing as any of the twenty Formula One drivers, players can play as Formula 2 and retired drivers. One of the new features are mid-race objectives given by team engineers and sponsors, which give players additional experience and rewards if completed. "F1 World", first introduced in '' F1 23'' as an expansion to '' F1 22s "F1 Life", also received an expansion. A new "Fanzone" mode was added, allowing players to contribute fan points to teams and drivers to compete with other fanzones. The story mode, ''Braking Point'', which was available in '' F1 2021'' and ''F1 23'', was not continued.

Development and release

An announcement trailer was released on 27 February, on

' F1 YouTube channel. Like its predecessor, ''F1 24'' was developed with

' Ego Engine. According to director Lee Mather, development was focused on the career mode and handling model, with little changes to AI behavior and graphics.

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composed the game's soundtrack. The game was released on 31 May on

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, with the Champions' Edition of the game available three days earlier on 28 May. The standard edition cover art features

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and

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, the same three drivers as featured in the previous title, alongside their respective cars, the Mercedes W15,

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, racing down a

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. This marks the first title since '' F1 2018'' that both the drivers and cars are featured on the cover art. The Champions' Edition cover art features

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celebrating his grand chelem at the 2023 Spanish Grand Prix.

Reception

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gave ''F1 24'' a score of 72/100, meaning "mixed or average".

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, another aggregator, gave the game a score of 60%. In Japan, four critics from ''

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'' gave the game a total score of 32 out of 40, with each critic awarding the game an 8 out of 10. Critics praised its new Career mode and the improved F1 World, though the mid-race objectives received criticism. Justin Towell from ''

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'' described the objectives as "uncharacteristically messy". The game's new physics handling model received mixed reviews. ''

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s Luke Reilly described cars as "surprisingly simple to tame and get great drive out of corners", while Steve Boxer from ''

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'' said that "you now must spend as much time looking after tyres as the real drivers do".

Awards

''F1 24'' has received several awards since its release. Some notable ones are listed below.

Notes

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