F1® 22 News

Hey drivers,

Patch 1.08 is available now for F1® 22 on all platforms. Check out what's in this patch below:

• Rebalancing of AI performance in Career

Please note that this update will apply to all current and existing saves.

After this patch, please anticipate an average decrease in Career difficulty by five. You may need to alter your save game settings for the best experience.

If you come across any bugs or issues, please visit Answers HQ where you can report these for a member of the team to look into. Make sure you check our Community-raised issues thread where you can track upcoming tweaks and changes here.

See you out on track!

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Welcome to Racing 101, the series where we help you become a better F1® 22 driver.

In today's video we'll be covering the basics of racing in F1® 22, and in future guides we will go into greater detail on how to learn tracks, driving without assists, overtaking & racecraft, and more.

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Click to check out a playlist for tips and tricks in F1® 22. Some of these guides were made for F1® 2020 and F1® 2021, but the skills you learn will carry over to F1® 22 as well.

If you come across any bugs or issues with the game, please visit Answers HQ where you can report these for a member of the team to look into. Also, our Community-raised issues thread where you can track upcoming tweaks and changes can be found here.

Make sure you’re following us on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and the official YouTube channel for all of our updates.

For the first time in the series’ history, you’ll be able to race the fastest motorsport around with players across all platforms as cross-play arrives in F1® 22 this week.
Ahead of the full cross-play launch at the end of August, there will be two separate cross-play trials running from August 5-7 and August 12-14.
What date and time are the trials?
Session 1: Friday 5th August at 11am UTC – Sunday 7th August at 11pm UTC*
Session 2: Friday 12th August at 11am UTC – Sunday 14th August at 11pm UTC

Timings for these trials are subject to change. If that happens, we will update you over on EA Help.

What modes can use cross-play?
Cross-play is available in Social Play and Two Player Career.

How can you take part in the cross-play trials?
In order to take part in the cross-play trials, you’ll need to enable cross-play in the Game Options > Settings menu.

After enabling cross-play, when you select Social Race you will have the ability to invite and join other sessions across all platforms. Disabling cross-play will only match you with those on your platform.

The Friends Hub is where you can review any pending friend requests or session invites. You can also search for and add friends as well as those you’ve recently raced against. Friends Hub can be accessed from the Main Menu by clicking the left thumbstick (or F10 on a keyboard) and then selecting the Friends Option.

As a session host, in order to invite someone to your lobby from another platform, head to the Invite Friends option in the lobby and invite them from there. They’ll receive an invite through the Friends Hub.

If you come across any bugs or issues with the game, please visit Answers HQ where you can report these for a member of the team to look into. Also, our Community-raised issues thread where you can track upcoming tweaks and changes can be found here.

Make sure you’re following us on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and the official YouTube channel for all of our updates.


*During the first cross-play trial, a crash can occur after using the ‘Player Search’ in the ‘Invites & Requests’ screen in the Friends hub. To reduce the chance of crashes we would recommend relaunching the game after searching.

The Autodromo Internacional do Algarve, better known as Portimao, has been added to EA SPORTS™ F1® 22 as a free circuit update for all players*. Players will also receive China’s Shanghai International Circuit on September 12**. Players can re-live the historic track through F1® 22 footage captured using back-to-back FORMULA 1 GRANDE PRÉMIO DE PORTUGAL winner Lewis Hamilton in this year’s W13 car:

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“We know our players love the thrill of competing on more circuits, and they don’t get much better than Portimao,” said Lee Mather, F1® Senior Creative Director at Codemasters. “Portimao is highly revered with a proud history, and our players will love the challenge of taking the 2022-designed cars onto the hallowed circuit for the first time.”

Portimao returned to the Formula 1® calendar for the 2020 and 2021 seasons as part of the revised F1® calendars. Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes dominated both years, taking victory, with then-teammate Valtteri Bottas claiming second and third place, respectively. The 4.684 km undulating circuit is famous for its sharp descent before a final right turn and full-throttle to the finish line.

F1® 22 available to purchase now on the Steam Store. Purchase the F1® 22 Champions Edition for bonus content.

* Internet connection and all game updates required
** date subject to change

In Episode 1 of the brand new The Racing Line show, @HaydenGullis, @Durk_chocolate and @TheThomb take a look back at the French Grand Prix and share their predictions for the Hungarian Grand Prix.

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F1® 22 is available now and you can pick up the F1® 22 Champions Edition for some bonus additional content.

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