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F1 2020 is an official Formula One track racing game developed by Codemasters Birmingham and published by Codemasters. The game expands on its predecessors by adding a new My Team mode, split-screen, new circuits, a ten-year career mode and more accessible handling. This year's iteration also includes special Michael Schumacher and 70th anniversary themed cars and drivers.
The Schumacher Edition granted 3 days of early access from 6th-10th July 2020.
General information
- Codemasters Forums for the series
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- All versions require Steam DRM. Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM removed as of September 30, 2021.[1]
Version differences
- Seventy Edition comes with unique 70th anniversary customisation items - car livery, podium celebration, helmet, race suit, gloves, boots and player badge.
- Deluxe Schumacher Edition comes with four iconic Schumacher cars; the Jordan 191, Benetton B194, Benetton B195 and the Ferrari F1-2000, an exclusive Michael Schumacher in-game model, race suits, helmet designs, podium celebration emote and unique Schumacher-inspired multiplayer car liveries.
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
Name |
Notes |
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F1® 2020: Seventy Edition DLC |
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F1® 2020: Deluxe Schumacher Edition DLC |
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Microtransactions
Type |
Notes |
Cosmetic
| Cosmetics for the cars and emotes for the drivers. |
Currency
| PITCOIN is the currency used for in-game purchases and requires real money. Podium Pass is also available for purchase. |
Free-to-grind
| A limited version of the Podium Pass is available and the rewards can be earned for free. |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Delete/rename video files[2]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\videos .
- Remove or rename
attract.bk2 and cm_f1_sting.bk2 .
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System |
Location |
Windows |
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\F1 2020\hardwaresettings\hardware_settings_config.xml |
Steam Play (Linux) |
<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1080110/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
Video
Display and graphics options
Graphics feature |
State |
Notes |
Widescreen resolution |
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16:9, 16:10, 21:9, 4:3, 5:4 available. |
Multi-monitor |
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Hor+ gameplay. Menus and loading screens are presented on one screen only.[3] |
Ultra-widescreen |
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Hor+ gameplay. Menus, loading screens and FMVs are pillarboxed.[4] |
4K Ultra HD |
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Field of view (FOV) |
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FOV can be adjusted in the Camera options for each camera. |
Windowed |
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Borderless fullscreen windowed |
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Exclusive fullscreen also supported. |
Anisotropic filtering (AF) |
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Off, x2, x4, x8, x16 available. |
Anti-aliasing (AA) |
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Off, CMAA2, TAA Checkerboard, TAA, TAA and FidelityFX upscaling, TAA, FidelityFX sharpening. TAA additionally supports Dynamic Resolution scaling. |
High-fidelity upscaling |
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DLSS 2.0 [6] |
Vertical sync (Vsync) |
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Auto, 1 and 2 available. 1 being half refresh rate and 2 being full refresh rate. |
60 FPS and 120+ FPS |
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FPS limit is freely adjustable between 30 and 250 through a slider. |
High dynamic range display (HDR) |
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Peak nit adjustment also available.[7] |
Input
- The game can send telemetry data to supported software like SimHub and devices like motion platforms, bass shakers and telemetry displays through the UDP protocol. Also support D-Box haptic/motion platforms[8], Fanatec LED and Leo Bodnar SLI-Pro through proprietary protocols.
- The developer has provided a list of supported controllers.
Compatible PC controllers |
Notes |
Fanatec ClubSportWheel |
Native support. |
Fanatec CSL Elite |
Native support. |
Fanatec CSR Elite |
Native support. |
Fanatec Podium |
Native support. |
Leo Bodnar SimSteering v2 |
Native support. |
Logitech Driving Force GT |
Native support. |
Logitech Driving Force Pro |
Native support. |
Logitech G25 Racing Wheel |
Native support. |
Logitech G27 Racing Wheel |
Native support. |
Logitech G29 Racing Wheel |
Native support. |
Logitech G920 Racing Wheel |
Native support. |
PS4 Controller |
Native support. |
SimXperience Accuforce v1 |
Native support. |
Steam Controller |
Native support. |
Thrustmaster Ferrari 430 Force Feedback Racing Wheel |
Native support. |
Thrustmaster Ferrari 488 Challenge Edition |
Native support. |
Thrustmaster Ferrari GT Experience |
Native support. |
Thrustmaster Ferrari GT F430 Wireless Cockpit |
Native support. |
Thrustmaster RGT Force Feedback Clutch Edition |
Native support. |
Thrustmaster T100 |
Native support. |
Thrustmaster T150 |
Native support. |
Thrustmaster T300 |
Native support. |
Thrustmaster T500 |
Native support. |
Thrustmaster T-GT |
Native support. |
Thrustmaster TMX |
Native support. |
Thrustmaster TS PC RACER |
Native support. |
Thrustmaster TS XW RACER |
Native support. |
Thrustmaster TX |
Native support. |
Thrustmaster Universal Challenge 5-in-1 Racing Wheel |
Native support. |
Xbox 360 Pad for Windows |
Native support. |
Xbox One Controller |
Native support. |
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Sliders for Master, Effects, Speech and Music. |
Surround sound |
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[9] |
Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Simplified Chinese |
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Dutch |
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French |
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German |
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Italian |
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Japanese |
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Polish |
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Brazilian Portuguese |
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Russian |
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Spanish |
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Network
Multiplayer types
VR support
Tobii Eye Tracking Settings
Devices |
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Tobii Eye Tracking |
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Supports: Extended View - Eye & Head Tracking, Clean UI. |
TrackIR |
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Supports: Yaw, Pitch, Roll, X, Y, Z. |
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
11, 12 |
DirectX 12 only available on Windows 10. |
Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
Multiplayer |
RaceNet |
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
10 | |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core i3-2130 AMD FX-4300 |
Intel Core i5-9600K AMD Ryzen 5 2600X |
System memory (RAM) |
8 GB |
16 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
80 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce GT 640 AMD Radeon HD 7750 DirectX 11 compatible
| Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti AMD Radeon RX 590 DirectX 12 compatible |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1080110/
in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1080110) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References