F1 2010

F1 2010

Developers
	Codemasters Birmingham
Publishers
	Codemasters
Engines
	EGO 1.5
Release dates
Windows	September 22, 2010
Reception
Metacritic	84
IGDB	84
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Perspectives	First-person, Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Racing
Vehicles	Track racing
Art styles	Realistic
Series	Formula 1 (Codemasters)

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Subseries of Formula 1
F1 2010	2010
F1 2011	2011
F1 2012	2012
F1 Race Stars	2012
F1 2013	2013
F1 2014	2014
F1 2015	2015
F1 2016	2016
F1 2017	2017
F1 2018	2018
F1 2019	2019
F1 2020	2020
F1 2021	2021
F1 22	2022
F1 23	2023
F1 24	2024
F1 25	2025

Warnings

For Games for Windows - LIVE on Windows 8 or later, install the latest Games for Windows - LIVE software.

F1 2010 is a singleplayer and multiplayer racing game developed by Codemasters Birmingham and published by Codemasters. It is a licensed Formula 1 game and features cars and tracks from the 2010 F1 season. It is the first F1 title to be developed by Codemasters.

The game was released in North America and Australasia on September 22, 2010, followed by the releases in Europe and UK on September 23 and September 24 respectively.

The has a known bug where certain moments in the game can corrupt the save file. (See Corrupt save file.)

It was delisted from all digital storefronts on September 21, 2017.

General information

Codemasters Forums for the series

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM 7 DRM.
Games for Windows Marketplace (unavailable)		SecuROM 7.41.0004 and SecuROM PA DRM.
Steam (unavailable)

All versions require Games for Windows - LIVE DRM

Essential improvements

Patches

A title update is available. The game should automatically prompt for the update when using a LIVE profile; the update can also be downloaded manually (extract the contents and run setup.exe). The Steam version is unpatched and will also prompt for the update.

Skip intro videos

Replace video files
Apply the F1 2010 No Intro.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\FormulaOne\hardwaresettings\hardware_settings_config.xml
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/44310/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\FormulaOne\savegame\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/44310/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings.

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		Can be adjusted, see here.
Windowed		Use Alt+↵ Enter.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		2x-8x MSAA, 8x QCSAA
High-fidelity upscaling		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Input

Controls settings.

The game support D-Box haptic/motion platforms through a proprietary protocol.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity		Mouse not used in-game.
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers		See Controller support for sim-racing device support.
Button prompts

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Input prompt override
Haptic feedback		XInput and controllers with TouchSense haptic technology (F710 for example).
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Controller support

The developer had provided a list of supported racing wheels. Devices not listed may work, but the user will have to manually map each action.

Compatible steering wheels	Notes
Fanatec Porsche 911 Turbo/Turbo S/Carrera/GT2/GT3 RS
Logitech MOMO
Logitech MOMO Racing
Logitech Driving Force GT
Logitech G25
Logitech G27
Thrustmaster Rally GT Force Feedback Pro
Thrustmaster Ferrari F430 Force Feedback

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Effects, Engine, Music and Speech sliders.
Surround sound		Up to 7.1.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support		EAX 5
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Czech				Fan translation - #1
French
German
Italian
Polish				Local retail version only.
Russian				Local retail version only. For digital versions download this.
Spanish
Brazilian Portuguese				Fan translation by GameVicio and Tribo Gamer; download.

Network

Online features require a Microsoft account (optional for offline play).

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play		No Splitscreen
LAN play
Online play		12

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP	3074
UDP	3074

This game supports Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) for automatic port configuration.

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
vorpX		2D The game is listed as official on the vorpx cloud list but has not been confirmed to be 3D yet.

Devices
Tobii Eye Tracking		Supports: Extended View - Eye & Head Tracking and Camera Boost. Requires GameHub 4.0 for official support of Opentrack standard.
TrackIR

Issues unresolved

Corrupt save file

Issue may be prevented with Patch 1.01.

Exiting the game at certain moments can lead to a corrupt savegame.

Replace corrupt file with a new one

Do NOT create a new Autosave. Exit the game after seeing the message about the corrupt savefile. Create a copy of the savegamefolder. Restart game, create a new Autosave and exit normally. Replace the new savefolder file by file with your old save and start the game each time. When encountering the corrupt save message, remember the file, that was replaced earlier. It is the corrupt one. Create a new Autosave as prompted and exit the game normally. Replace all files in the new savegamefolder with your old save with the exception of the corrupt one. Notes Does not restore the content stored in the corrupt file. Not an option, if a new Autosave was created prior to making a copy of the folder.

Restore older version
Go to the savegamelocation. Right click on the folder and pick "Restore previous version". Notes Progress made after restoring point is lost. Windows restorefunction needs to be active prior to the incident.

Other information

Play without Games for Windows - LIVE

Play without GFWL[citation needed]
Download the replacement xlive.dll. Extract into <path-to-game> Notes This cuts most online content. Previous made saves can not be read and are treated by the game as corrupt saves (the prompted creation of a new save may overwrite the players progress).

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c, 11	11 requires version 1.01

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	OpenAL, Rapture3D
Cutscenes	Bink Video
Multiplayer	Games for Windows - LIVE

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz AMD Athlon X2
System memory (RAM)	1 GB 2 GB (Vista, 7)
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	12.5 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 7800 ATI Radeon X1800