Today, I’m posing the question, what’s the best F1 racing sim? Do the ‘hardcore’ racing simulators do a good enough job of replicating the F1 experience? So then, if F1 2019 isn’t the best F1 racing sim, what is?
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C SMITH
05.02.2023i always feel racing games are missing the hairraising, nail biting speed sensation. So why is the sensation of speed so difficult to come across in games. Is it the quality of 3d effects, the # of objects or is it the monitor……. like what makes speed look & feel like real speed.? What F1 game has the best real speed feel to it?? Great review btw!
GreenSpitt Games
05.02.2023Something everyone’s over looking is that all the games listed are indeed sims however the F1 series is a sim-cade heavily leaning on the arcade side
mbas0507
05.02.2023original DLC F1 mod for RF2 ? foirget about it,m thre are tons of F1 mods for RF2 , turning this SIM in the best of the best, and sorry but official F1 its not a si, its a good game, maybe like iracing
nuNce
05.02.2023I agree in many aspects. Having perfect physics is not everything. For many people (myself included) dry simulators like AC while absolutely stunning and impressive from a technical standpoint, lack the immersion factor of feeling like part of a specific motorsport.
There is a reason why GT Sport is so much more popular than AC. Of course accessibility plays a big factor, but IMHO GT Sport does a better job at being a "racing simulator" rather than a "driving simulator" which AC is. Hope that statement doesn't offend anyone. 😉
Rick
05.02.2023Let me drive in my goddamn pits code masters 🙁
Cole Baker
05.02.2023The physics may suffer compared to hardcore sims, but the overall experience of career modes, and now my team, is what puts the official game over the top for me. You also have to remember that the game is also marketed to casual players and kids, so if you make it too realistic it will be undrivable to the majority of players
Bart Simpsonwood
05.02.2023V6 ENGINES ARE NOTTTTTTTTTT FORMULA ONEEEEEEEEEEE AND NEVERRR WILLLL BEEEEEEEEE
thomas pallan
05.02.2023PC, X box or playstation????? I need real life racing.
Christopher O'Connor
05.02.2023Multiplayer racing? iRacing. Anything else? Assetto Corsa
Heyo, Ted
05.02.2023With EA buying codies, think my go to F1 sims will e RF2 and AMS2
Roddy
04.02.2023Everything you said is exactly why I purchased F12020 before I had even seen this video.
My thoughts exactly.
kiiro
04.02.2023GP4.
mike morabito
04.02.2023I so sick of hearing how good assetto corsa is? The AI sucks there is hardly any lobby's!! So it's great is you drive around the track ny yourself?
Blaze
04.02.2023F1 sim -> F1 2020
F1 RACING sim -> Assetto Corsa with RSS.
Ivan
04.02.2023f1 sim racing is not just about online racing, therefore modded assetto corsa is very easy to set up and with better rss physics really overleaps codemasters' title by a large margin
WatchMe Noobing
04.02.2023F1 2020 game could be better yes its way better then f1 19 though they could matching rammers with rammers for instance like gta online does with either hackers or toxic players and match people with racing line with other racing line charters i mean players xD f1 code Masters just like fifa accesible to all from newbies to sweat lords
fondoo
04.02.2023not happy that it has no mouse support. i regret buying this game now.
Medeirostai
04.02.2023😀 F1 Challenge '99-'02!
Janos Kovacs
04.02.2023-Who was the best Terminator?
-hmm… Arnold Schzwm… what kind of stupid question is this?!
-Yes!
Boneless Eggs
04.02.2023Race room fr-x17
Ploppy JR
03.02.2023As you suspected people are upset over this but the only thing i have to say is that f1 2019 isn’t even a sim. how can something that isn’t a sim be the best sim
Damon
03.02.2023So what do you think about 2020? I think it’s pretty good. Haven’t played 2019 tho… I’m on pc with high FPS and 4k. It’s engaging to say the least. I tried playing acc again today and man it’s hard to go to that game after racing F1 cars… I like speed and insane reactions. I hope they continue to make the game better and build in a more realistic pro sim option.
PIE IN THE SKY TOURS
03.02.2023Great video. Which racing sim do you recommend for VR for F1 specifically?
IronwillNeo
03.02.202310:05
Obviously other games (be it simcade, sim or arcade) can not do a better job at simulating the whole field of cars and a championship for F1 because that is the thing only Codemasters (now EA . . . rip F1 20XX games) have the rights to make at the F1 games, other devs have to pay for some cars , do similar/prototype cars and simulators deal with it just on the simulation part (even because it is what makes the simulators special from arcades and simcades, the physics).
In terms of simulating career, yes, the F1 games do a better job than any simulator and grant much more immersion for career immersion.
In terms of physics, all the simulators you mentioned do a better job than any of the Codies F1 games and grant much more immersion for physics.
in the end it is just about what you want at the moment, the fun of an arcade is not the same fun of a simcade and also not the same fun of a simulator, to each their own and people can play and I think people can enjoy all of their games for what they are/deliver.
Another Watch Channel
03.02.2023Excellent video.
Nicholas Crow
03.02.2023Assetto corsa, formula hybrid, community skin pack. Use content manager to set up a custom grid, you can lock in ai levels there (like to put mazepan ai level lower, but aggression high for immersion lol), 2021 tracks are available as mods, us cm again to setup a championship. Not perfect, but closest you'll get, and vr!
Neal Bagai
03.02.2023You're right. AC, iracing, and rfactor can't compete with the true answer which is F1 Race Stars. Best multiplayer, accessibility, and physics
iTedy
03.02.2023bro wtf are you trying to say on minute 1:15 max is one of the greatest formula 1 drivers there is wtf is wrong with you
Arce_4
03.02.2023Im loving acc f1
wolf man
03.02.2023The official F1 game's lack of VR support is truly disheartening. I was hoping your video would point me to a good alternative.
Baby Brained
02.02.2023im still playing F1 2011 in 2021, i feel that was and still is the best sim from all the codemasters games. turn off ALL the aids and get kristans ai mod v2 and its a great challenging game with good handling characteristics with power oversteer well simulated,which is often the problem with most of them.
Jon Luke
02.02.2023wish assetto corsa was on ps4
Galadirk
02.02.2023youtube thought this was f1 2019
BurblingBarbacoa
02.02.2023I would love to see some maniac try to mod the intricacies of F1 into Assetto Corsa to pair with the amazing RSS Formula cars. I'm not even sure if that's possible, but I don't see why not.
F1 Simulator Maniac
02.02.2023I would say rFactor and a friend engineer.
olivorot xD
02.02.20231:15 you were right!
Spartam
02.02.2023Hahahaha nice prediction on the next world champion!
Julek
02.02.2023That max Verstappen wdc prediction was suspicious
Lead F00t
02.02.2023IRacing W12. That is all
Adam Galambos
02.02.2023The best was 2013
Adam Galambos
01.02.2023Best? Grand prix legends
Nick Coupe
01.02.2023VRC also makes incredible quality, consistent F1 mods for Assetto Corsa; however that may not have been the case 2 years ago. Haha
BleedingRaindrops
01.02.2023it sounds like picking the "best" F1 racing sim really depends on how you define "Best". Do you want the most realistic racing physics? the most realistic driver perspective and experience, or the most true to world models, tracks, and interactions. As much as I love real world sims, I personally would consider the best combination of physics and driver experience to be far superior to real world models, because I just want to race.
ron donnis
01.02.2023i suppose if you want to be a serious racing sim player you have to do the not so glamorous non-f1 championship cars. how do you think lewis got so good! he was in go karting and sometimes i feel like a casual driver getting into formula 1 all the time on my game console but i only loved formula 1 when i was a kid and i was hooked but strangely nothing else interested me so much in the other motorsports. my first racing "sim" (dont laugh) was f1 97 on the ps1 it was so colourful but these days i find it a bit on the easy side of things even on expert but if you want f1 97 to be really easy get the right car setup and when you do, you will win everything. i would like to play iracing and automobilista but my computer is not poweful enough and im not willing going into debt to get the computer necessary to play it on and then i will have to get into further debt to purchase each car i want. no way. so i will have to stick to the old formula one games.
i miss vine
01.02.2023automobilista dna automobilista 2 are just rf2 and pc2 in a fance brazilian dress
Formula Premiere
01.02.2023And today f122 is one of the shittiest games codemasters released
Мика А
01.02.2023Fk you. Where announcement of each game Timings?
AlanGamer 8
01.02.2023Bro predicing the future by saying that verstappen gonna be future World Champion
phunkdoctaspock
01.02.2023"Future world champions like him." This video aged well 😉
Chris Haye
01.02.2023My god. Starting this as a YouTube premiere was worse than defending my uni dissertation. 😀