F1 2019 (video game)

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'''''F1 2019''''' is the official video game of the [[2019 Formula One World Championship|2019 Formula One]] and [[2019 FIA Formula 2 Championship|Formula 2 Championships]] developed and published by [[Codemasters]]. It is the twelfth title in the [[F1 (video game series)|''Formula One'' series]] developed by the studio. The game is the eleventh main series installment of the franchise, and it features all twenty-one circuits, twenty drivers and ten teams present in the 2019 Formula One World Championship. Codemasters said that the game was in development for nearly two years, and described it as "the most ambitious release in the franchise's history". This game is dedicated to Tony Porter, Niki Lauda, Charlie Whiting, and Anthoine Hubert.{{Cite web|url=https://www.codemasters.com/game/f1-2019/|title=F1® 2019|website=Codemasters|date=19 October 2016 |access-date=2019-04-20}}

'''''F1 2019''''' is the official video game of the [[2019 Formula One World Championship|2019 Formula One]] and [[2019 FIA Formula 2 Championship|Formula 2 Championships]] developed and published by [[Codemasters]]. It is the twelfth title in the [[F1 (video game series)|''Formula One'' series]] developed by the studio. The game is the eleventh main series installment of the franchise, and it features all twenty-one circuits, twenty drivers and ten teams present in the 2019 Formula One World Championship. Codemasters said that the game was in development for nearly two years, and described it as "the most ambitious release in the franchise's history". This game is dedicated to British Codemasters audio developer Tony Porter, Austrian 3-time champion [[Niki Lauda]], British long-standing Race Director [[Charlie Whiting]], and French Formula 2 driver [[Anthoine Hubert]].{{Cite web|url=https://www.codemasters.com/game/f1-2019/|title=F1® 2019|website=Codemasters|date=19 October 2016 |access-date=2019-04-20}}

==Features==

==Features==

Within the game [[Racing Point]]'s [[SportPesa]] sponsorship is replaced by SpScore.com (SportPesa's news and live score website) due to SportPesa being a betting company and the game being PEGI 3 rated, as well as regulations on gambling advertising. [[Scuderia Ferrari]]'s sponsor [[Mission Winnow]] was also completely removed because of it being an [[Regulation of nicotine marketing#Formula One auto racing|advertisement]] for the tobacco company [[Philip Morris International]], as well as A Better Tomorrow branding (run by [[British American Tobacco]]) on [[McLaren]] cars. In a later update, the ''90 Years'' logos were added, along with the real car, to celebrate Ferrari's 90-year involvement in motorsport.

Within the game [[Racing Point]]'s [[SportPesa]] sponsorship is replaced by SpScore.com (SportPesa's news and live score website) due to SportPesa being a betting company and the game being PEGI 3 rated, as well as regulations on gambling advertising. [[Scuderia Ferrari]]'s sponsor [[Mission Winnow]] was also completely removed because of it being an [[Regulation of nicotine marketing#Formula One auto racing|advertisement]] for the tobacco company [[Philip Morris International]], as well as A Better Tomorrow branding (run by [[British American Tobacco]]) on [[McLaren]] cars. In a later update, the ''90 Years'' logos were added, along with the real car, to celebrate Ferrari's 90-year involvement in motorsport.

Codemasters revealed the presence of the [[FIA Formula 2 Championship]] in the game, with a [[Dallara F2 2018]] shown at the end of the announcement trailer.{{cite web|url=https://www.theweek.co.uk/100496/f1-2019-game-trailer-f2-championship-customisable-cars-release-date-pre-orders-esports|title=F1 2019 game: trailer, F2 championship, customisable cars and more|website=The Week UK|date=29 March 2019 |access-date=30 March 2019}}{{cite news|url=http://www.fiaformula2.com/News-Room/News/2019/04_April/Formula-2-added-to-F1-2019-the-official-video-game-of-Formula-1/|title=Formula 2 added to F1 2019, the official video game of Formula 1|work=[[FIA Formula 2 Championship]]|publisher=Formula Motorsport Limited|date=26 April 2019|access-date=27 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426122740/http://www.fiaformula2.com/News-Room/News/2019/04_April/Formula-2-added-to-F1-2019-the-official-video-game-of-Formula-1/|archive-date=26 April 2019|url-status=dead}} The game initially featured the teams, drivers and calendar of the [[2018 FIA Formula 2 Championship|2018 championship]] with content based on the [[2019 FIA Formula 2 Championship|2019 championship]] added to the game via update in September 2019. The Formula 2 championship is integrated into the game's career mode as a series of three short scenarios designed to introduce driver rivalries, called the F2 Feeder Series. It includes two fictional drivers, Lukas Weber and Devon Butler, who act as teammate and rival to the player character respectively, and they both graduate to Formula 1 alongside the player at the end of the scenario series, with either the player or Butler becoming the champion of the 2018 F2 season (Weber and Butler take numbers 70 and 71 respectively). The full Formula 2 championship can be played separately to the career mode.

Codemasters revealed the presence of the [[FIA Formula 2 Championship]] in the game, with a [[Dallara F2 2018]] shown at the end of the announcement trailer.{{cite web|url=https://www.theweek.co.uk/100496/f1-2019-game-trailer-f2-championship-customisable-cars-release-date-pre-orders-esports|title=F1 2019 game: trailer, F2 championship, customisable cars and more|website=The Week UK|date=29 March 2019 |access-date=30 March 2019}}{{cite news|url=http://www.fiaformula2.com/News-Room/News/2019/04_April/Formula-2-added-to-F1-2019-the-official-video-game-of-Formula-1/|title=Formula 2 added to F1 2019, the official video game of Formula 1|work=[[FIA Formula 2 Championship]]|publisher=Formula Motorsport Limited|date=26 April 2019|access-date=27 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426122740/http://www.fiaformula2.com/News-Room/News/2019/04_April/Formula-2-added-to-F1-2019-the-official-video-game-of-Formula-1/|archive-date=26 April 2019|url-status=dead}} The game initially featured the teams, drivers and calendar of the [[2018 FIA Formula 2 Championship|2018 championship]] with content based on the [[2019 FIA Formula 2 Championship|2019 championship]] added to the game via update in September 2019, including the Anthoine Hubert. The Formula 2 championship is integrated into the game's career mode as a series of three short scenarios designed to introduce driver rivalries, called the F2 Feeder Series. It includes two fictional drivers, Lukas Weber and Devon Butler, who act as teammate and rival to the player character respectively, and they both graduate to Formula 1 alongside the player at the end of the scenario series, with either the player or Butler becoming the champion of the 2018 F2 season (Weber and Butler take numbers 70 and 71 respectively). The full Formula 2 championship can be played separately to the career mode.

==Reception==

==Reception==