Codemasters and EA revealed some F1 2021 driver ratings today. Kimi Raikkonen, Antonio Giovinazzi, Pierre Gasly, Yuki Tsunoda, George Russell and Nicholas Latifi all took part in the festivities by joking around and trying to guess their teammate ratings.
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The drivers guessed ratings for experience, racecraft, awareness, pace and overall rating.
Experience Rating – Based off the number of races a driver has entered in their career
Racecraft Rating – Positions gained or lost in the race, compared with an average for that grid position
Awareness Rating – A measure of the driver’s ability to avoid incidents and penalties in the race. It drops the more frequently any penalty taken is due to the driver’s error
Pace Rating – A measure of the driver’s best lap times. Being closer to the fastest lap yields a higher pace score
Overall Rating – Experience, Racecraft, Pace and Awareness are calculated with a weighted average. A bias is applied to pace.
Officially, here are some of the F1 2021 driver ratings that were revealed.
Kimi Raikkonen – Overall Rating: 88
Experience – 99
Racecraft – 92
Awareness – 84
Pace – 86
Antonio Giovinazzi – Overall Rating: 78
Experience – 54
Racecraft – 81
Awareness – 81
Pace – 78
Pierre Gasly – Overall Rating: 90
Experience – 59
Racecraft – 91
Awareness – 99
Pace – 89
Yuki Tsunoda – Overall Rating: 80
Experience – 43
Racecraft – 88
Awareness – 78
Pace – 81
George Russell – Overall Rating: 83
Experience – 59
Racecraft – 73
Awareness – 99
Pace – 82
Nicholas Latifi – Overall Rating: 70
Experience – 54
Racecraft – 71
Awareness – 83
Pace – 65
The full driver ratings reveal will be released next week.
My Team Ratings will be continuously updated throughout the season to reflect the drivers’ real-world performances on the track. As a reminder, My Team is an owner-driver mode that allows players to create their own team, select a team-mate from the current F2 and F1 market and race as the 11th team on the grid. Players who purchase the digital Deluxe Edition will also receive seven iconic F1 drivers.
F1 2021 releases on July 16 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC via Steam. Players who pre-order the Standard Edition will receive the Braking Point Content Pack, a set of exclusive in-game items inspired by the fictional stars of the new story experience, and 5,000 PitCoins.
The F1 2021 Digital Deluxe Edition releases three days earlier on July 13. Along with playing the game early, other benefits include seven iconic F1 drivers for use in My Team, complete with customization content, 18,000 PitCoins and the Braking Point Content Pack.
F1 2021 supports Xbox Smart Delivery and PlayStation’s free upgrade when players switch to an Xbox Series X|S or PlayStation 5. For more F1 2021 details, check out the official website.
The second I fired up this year’s newest version of F1, the difference in the control system and the weight of the race car was dramatic. The difference in how the car felt and the “heaviness” of the car that came through the analog control system versus F1 2020 was pronounced. Not only could I feel the weight differential permeating the control system, but it was also extremely noticeable when controlling the car through multiple styles of turns and corners. The impact that this new inclusion creates while racing on the track is amplified in a way that will force veterans of the series to readjust and relearn how to control the race car.
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