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F1 2021 is the official Formula One game for the 2021 season, developed by Codemasters and published by Electronic Arts via their EA Sports brand. It is the first Codemasters-developed Formula 1 game to be published by Electronic Arts.

A first in the series, F1 2021 introduced the Braking Point story mode, which follows an fictional F1 driver Aiden Jackson as he enter the Formula 1 in the 2020 season. The story continued in the Braking Point 2 story mode in F1 23.

The game was released on July 16, 2021.

It was made unavailable as an one-time purchase on May 4, 2023 and was only available as part of the EA Play subscription service until it was delisted on January 31, 2024.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Amazon.com		Deluxe Edition also available.
Steam (unavailable)		Deluxe Edition also available.
(unavailable)		Deluxe Edition also available.
Green Man Gaming (unavailable)		Deluxe Edition also available.
Humble Store (unavailable)		Deluxe Edition also available.

All versions require Steam and Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM.^[1]

Monetization

Type	Notes
DLC	The DLC includes cosmetic items, as well as allowing content from the "Braking Point" campaign to be used in multiplayer and MyTeam modes.
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
F1® 2021: Braking Point Content Pack	Content from the "Braking Point" campaign for use in multiplayer and MyTeam.
F1® 2021: Deluxe Upgrade Pack	Braking Point content pack, selectable Formula One icons for MyTeam, and 18,000 PitCoin

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
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.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1134570/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1134570/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Display options

Graphics options

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		Can be enabled, see here.
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Exclusive Fullscreen also available.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Off, 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Off, TAA Checkerboard, TAA, TAA and FidelityFX upscaling, TAA, FidelityFX sharpening, or DLSS on compatible hardware available. TAA additionally supports Dynamic Resolution scaling.
High-fidelity upscaling		DLSS 2.2, FSR 1.0
Vertical sync (Vsync)		Auto, 1 and 2 available. 1 being half refresh rate and 2 being full refresh rate.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		FPS limit is freely adjustable between 30 and 250 through a slider.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		With peak nit adjustment
Ray tracing (RT)		Reflections and shadows^[2]

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^[3], Fanatec LED and Leo Bodnar SLI-Pro through proprietary protocols.

Steam Workshop can be used to share custom control schemes. Two presets for both Keyboard and Controller are available from which you can base custom control schemes from.

Fully remappable control schemes.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		All keys are fully remappable.
Mouse acceleration		Mouse is not used at all
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		All buttons are fully remappable.
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration		Must be enabled from the generic controls options. Referred to as "Trigger Rumble".

PlayStation controllers		DualShock 4, DualSense ^[4]
PlayStation button prompts
Light bar support		React to start signals and flags.
Adaptive trigger support		Wired only.
DualSense haptic feedback support		Wired only.
Connection modes	Wired, Wireless (Bluetooth), Wireless (DualShock 4 USB Wireless Adapter)

Generic/other controllers
Button prompts

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

The developer has provided a list of supported steering wheels.

Compatible PC steering wheels	Notes
Fanatec ClubSport v1	Compatible with: BMW GT2 rim, Formula Rim, Porsche 918 rim, F1® Esports rim
Fanatec ClubSport v2	Compatible with: Xbox P1 rim, PS4 Elite rim, Universal Hub rim, BMW rim, Formula Rim, Mclaren GT3 rim, Porsche 918 rim, CS Wheel F1 rim, F1® Esports rim, Formula v2 rim
Fanatec ClubSport v2.5	Compatible with: Xbox P1 rim, PS4 Elite rim, Universal Hub rim, BMW rim, Formula rim, Mclaren GT3 rim, Porsche 918 rim, CS Wheel F1 rim, F1® Esports rim, Formula v2 rim
Fanatec CSR Elite rim
Fanatec CSL	Compatible with: Elite Xbox P1 rim, Elite PS4 rim
Fanatec CSL Elite	Compatible with: Universal Hub rim, Formula Rim, BMW rim, McLaren GT3 rim, Porsche 918 rim, CS Wheel F1 rim, F1® Esports rim, Formula v2 rim
Fanatec Xbox CSL Elite	Compatible with: Xbox P1 rim, PS4 rim, Universal Hub rim, BMW rim, Formula rim
Fanatec Xbox Elite	Compatible with: McLaren GT3 rim, Porsche 918 rim, CS Wheel F1 rim, F1® Esports rim, Formula v2 rim
Fanatec Podium DD1	Compatible with: Elite Xbox P1 rim, Elite PS4 rim, Uni Hub rim, BMW rim, Formula rim, McLaren GT3 rim, Porsche 918 rim, CS Wheel F1 rim, F1® Esports rim, Formula v2 rim
Fanatec Podium DD2	Compatible with: Elite Xbox P1 rim, Elite PS4 rim, Uni Hub rim, BMW rim, Formula rim, McLaren GT3 rim, Porsche 918 rim, CS Wheel F1 rim, F1® Esports rim, Formula v2 rim
Fanatec Podium DD1 Podium	Compatible with: Elite Xbox P1 rim, Elite PS4 rim, Uni Hub rim, BMW rim, Formula rim, McLaren GT3 rim, Porsche 918 rim, CS Wheel F1 rim, F1® Esports rim, Formula v2 rim
Logitech® G923
Logitech® G29
Logitech® G920
Logitech® G27
Logitech® G25
Thrustmaster T150
Thrustmaster TMX
Thrustmaster T300	Compatible with: PS rim, Racer Sparco P310, Ferrari GTE rim, F1 rim, TM Leather 28 GT, EVO 599
Thrustmaster T500	Compatible with: GT rim, Ferrari GTE rim, F1® rim, TM Leather 28 GT, EVO 599
Thrustmaster TX	Compatible with: Ferrari 458 rim, Racer Sparco P310, Ferrari GTE rim, F1 rim, TM Leather 28 GT, EVO 599, SF1000 Rim
Thrustmaster TS-PC	Compatible with: Racer Sparco P310, GTE, F1, Leather 28 GT, EVO 599, 488 Challenge Ed, SF1000 Rim, Open Wheel
Thrustmaster TS-XW	Compatible with: Racer Sparco P310, GTE, F1, Leather 28 GT, Evo 599, SF1000 Rim
Thrustmaster TGT	Compatible with: PS rim, Racer Sparco P310, GTE, F1, Leather 28 GT, Evo 599, SF1000 Rim
Leo Bodnar SimSteering v2
SimXperience Accuforce

Audio

Engineer radio could be played through a separate audio device (e.g. the main output plays all other sounds while headphones play radio output).

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master Volume, Effects, Speech, Music, Other Cars, and Voice Chat.
Surround sound		7.1 ^[5]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		Except in Multiplayer lobbies
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Dutch
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	2	Versus
LAN play
Online play	Versus

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
vorpX		Z3D, DirectVR Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list.

Devices
Tobii Eye Tracking		Supports: Extended View - Eye & Head Tracking, Clean UI.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	12

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Multiplayer	Unknown	Unlike prior instalments, the game doesn't seem to require login to RaceNet for online functionality,

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10 v1709 10 v2004
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 GTX 950 AMD Radeon R9 280 Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT DirectX 12 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti AMD Radeon RX 590 Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 AMD Radeon RX 6800
Sound (audio device)	DirectX compatible

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1134570/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (1134570) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ steamdb.info - last accessed on May 2023
↑ F1 2021 Out Now On PC With NVIDIA DLSS and Ray Tracing - last accessed on 2022-10-03
↑ F1 2021 - D-Box Catalogue - last accessed on November 5, 2023
↑ Dualsense works - last accessed on 2022-11-08
↑ Verified by User:Epicgames4 on 2024-03-02
Verified with Orban Loudness Meter and a 7.1 surround receiver with HDMI in Windows 11 Insider Preview 22635.3212 (ni_release).

[Proton_path_note-2] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1134570/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (1134570) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1134570/.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (1134570) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] steamdb.info - last accessed on May 2023

[3] F1 2021 Out Now On PC With NVIDIA DLSS and Ray Tracing - last accessed on 2022-10-03

[4] F1 2021 - D-Box Catalogue - last accessed on November 5, 2023

[5] Dualsense works - last accessed on 2022-11-08

[6] Verified by User:Epicgames4 on 2024-03-02
Verified with Orban Loudness Meter and a 7.1 surround receiver with HDMI in Windows 11 Insider Preview 22635.3212 (ni_release).

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Developers

	Codemasters
Publishers
	EA Sports
Engines
	EGO 4.0
Release dates
Windows	July 16, 2021
Reception
Metacritic	86
OpenCritic	85
IGDB	92
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, DLC
Microtransactions	Currency, Free-to-grind
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Racing, Simulation
Vehicles	Track racing
Art styles	Realistic
Series	Formula 1