F1 2020 Announced by Codemasters

Racing studio Codemasters has announced F1 2020, this year’s entry in the annual Formula 1 motor racing series. F1 2020 adds a new mode for the series, known as My Team. The mode allows players to create a new F1 team, rather than using established real-world teams, and compete against 2020’s line-up. A driver-manager experience in the mode promises a unique insight into the world of F1’s team system. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=f1-2020-car-reveals&captions=true"] Career mode will make a return should players wish to stick to a more classic mode of play, but this time there is more flexibility thanks to the ability to choose from three different season lengths: a full 22-race season, or shorter 16 and 10 race options. Among those races are two new circuits: Hanoi and Zandvoort. Two-player split screen play returns to the series with F1 2020, alongside traditional multiplayer options. There are also new accessibility settings to tweak the difficulty and challenge of the game, which are additional to the ‘core’ F1 and F2 modes, which remain as ‘intense’ simulations. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/04/15/f1-2020-announce-trailer"] F1 2020 is set to launch on July 10 on PS4, Xbox One, PC, and Google Stadia. Alongside the standard version there are two special editions: the F1 Seventy Edition, which celebrates seventy years of Formula One with a set of in-game items, and the Michael Schumacher Deluxe Edition, which exclusively features four of the legendary driver’s famous cars: the Jordan 191, Benetton B194, Benetton B195, and Ferrari F1-2000. The real F1 racing season has been postponed due to COVID-19, and so virtual races have been taking place instead, performed in F1 2019. To see how the previous year's entry shaped up, check out our F1 2019 review. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Purslow is IGN's UK News and Entertainment Writer. You can follow him on Twitter.