F1® 22 News

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Codemasters® and Electronic Arts in partnership with Formula 1®, today released the launch-day Driver Ratings for EA SPORTS F1® 22, releasing on July 1 on PC. Filmed in Baku and Canada with the 2022 line-up, teammates came together for a ‘Guess the Rating’ challenge, with cameras rolling to capture every moment, including the rating reveal. The dynamic ratings in the game’s My Team mode will update every few races, reflecting the action and drama on and off the track.

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For the first time, Codemasters has changed the algorithm, so the stats are more representative of a driver’s current form and less reliant on their legacy. Formula 1® experts Anthony Davidson, David Croft, and Alex Jacques have also collaborated with the studio to look beyond the pure data and separate man from machine. The launch day ratings are compiled up to and including this year’s FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE MONACO 2022. The dynamic ratings are broken into four categories alongside an overall score. The categories are:

Experience (EXP): This is based on the number of race starts a driver has over the course of their career

Racecraft (RAC): The driver’s ability to work their way through the pack and finish in a higher position than where they started

Awareness (AWA): The less time spent in the Steward’s room will help drivers here. Real-world punishments will impact the score in this category

Pace (PAC): Benefits those who get closest to the fastest qualifying and race lap times. A driver beating their teammate is also taken into consideration

Rating (RTG): The combination of the previous four ratings. This overall rating will go up and down throughout the season based on performance

“Now a mainstay for other EA SPORTS titles, our dynamic Driver Ratings continue to stir the drivers' emotions, and it’s great to see the camaraderie and banter between teammates,” said Paul Jeal, F1 Senior Franchise Director at Codemasters. “Our new panel of F1 experts will work closely with us to ensure F1 22 reflects what happens on the track, and we know the updates will lead to even more debate over the course of the season.”

The F1® 22 Driver Ratings are a key element of My Team, the driver-owner game mode. New for 2022, My Team now includes three starting points: Newcomer, Midway Challenger, and Championship Contender, allowing players to decide if they want to work their way up from the bottom or go for the win straight out of the gate.

F1® 22 will release July 1, 2022, on PC via Steam. Players can pre-order the digital-only F1® 22 Champions Edition for additional content and three days of early access*.

Ahead of F1® 22’s launch, we’ve been sharing a short series of developer deep-dives that aim to give you an inside look at some of the changes coming to F1® 22 on July 1.

The third and final video is with Audio Director, Brad Porter, who details some of the innovations to audio that have been made for this year’s game, including all-new engine bundles, audio profiles, accessibility options, and the debut of EA Music in F1.

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Pre-order F1® 22 Champions Edition for three days early access and exclusive in-game content.

For all the latest updates, be sure to follow us on Twitter and Instagram, as well as the official YouTube channel.


*Conditions and restrictions apply. See https://www.ea.com/games/f1/f1-22/game-offer-and-disclaimers for details.

F1® 22 will be the first F1® game to support VR and today we’re sharing some gameplay from Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in the cockpit of Lance Stroll’s Aston Martin.

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VR takes your racing experience to an entirely new level, with all on-track racing available in VR including F1®, F2™, and in supercars. Starting in the garage, you can watch the team work tirelessly before heading out to the grid. You’ll be able to gain an entirely new perspective of the fastest motorsport around and feel the intensity felt by the 20 drivers on the grid like never before.

The following headsets have been tested to work with F1® 22 (other headsets may be compatibility but are unverified): Valve Index, Oculus Quest 2 + Link Cable, Oculus Rift S, HTC Vive, HTC Vive Cosmos.

Pre-order F1® 22 Champions Edition for three days early access and exclusive in-game content.

For all the latest updates, be sure to follow us on Twitter and Instagram, as well as the official YouTube channel.


*Conditions and restrictions apply. See https://www.ea.com/games/f1/f1-22/game-offer-and-disclaimers for details.

Ahead of F1® 22’s launch, we’re sharing three developer deep-dives that aim to give you an inside look at some of the changes coming to F1® 22 on July 1.

The second of these videos is with Senior Creative Director, Lee Mather, who shared more details about the debut of VR on PC, as well as new features such as adaptive AI, Immersive and Broadcast options, supercars, and F1® Life – your customisable hub.

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Pre-order F1® 22 Champions Edition for three days early access and exclusive in-game content.

For all the latest updates, be sure to follow us on Twitter and Instagram, as well as the official YouTube channel.


*Conditions and restrictions apply. See https://www.ea.com/games/f1/f1-22/game-offer-and-disclaimers for details.