Nathan Quinn

Gaming

Three games in, is F1 Manager succeeding?

The third instalment of the F1 Manager game series launches this week. How different is F1 Manager 2024 to previous editions? Where has it been upgraded? And how can it be improved further?

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Should you buy the divisive new F1 24 game?

F1 24 arrives with a welcome career mode overhaul - and a change to the handling model that has already proven massively divisive.

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What we learned from playing the new F1 Manager 2024 game

Does the third F1 Manager game in Frontier's series improve on the last two titles? Here's what Nathan Quinn picked up from playing it

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What F1 24's 'overhauled' career mode actually looks like

When Codemasters and EA announced F1 24 back in February, they promised an “overhauled career mode” to the excitement of many F1 game fans. What does that actually look like? Now we know...

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Does F1 Manager 2023 succeed where its predecessor failed?

The second officially-licensed Formula 1 management game from Frontier Developments is coming out this week – but is it a big enough improvement on the original?

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F1 Manager 2023: First impressions as biggest issues addressed

It’s just over a month until F1 Manager 2023 is released. Ahead of that, The Race got a chance to sample the changes to this year’s release – including the new ‘Race Moments feature’

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A puzzling debut for F1 game’s new Ultimate Team-esque mode

F1 23’s stab at an Ultimate Team-style mode isn’t the relentless and controversial money-sink of its counterparts. Should you bother with it?

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F1 23 game review – Has EA course-corrected the franchise?

EA-owned Codemasters is releasing the latest official Formula 1 game this week – but is it much of an upgrade on last year’s title? Nathan Quinn gives his verdict

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F1 game’s returning story mode leans further on Drive To Survive

The Braking Point story mode divided opinion when it was first introduced in Codemasters’ F1 2021 but will the second instalment of the story mode be any more conclusively positive?

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Has EA listened to fans? Our initial F1 23 gameplay verdict

We got our hands on an early preview build of the third F1 game to be released since EA bought Codemasters, F1 23

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New F1 manager game will allow you to rewrite key 2023 moments

F1 Manager 2023, the second instalment in Frontier Development’s Formula 1 management series, has been given a summer release window

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Beyond games and esports – Gran Turismo’s untamed ambitions

A flagship PlayStation franchise, Gran Turismo sees itself as not just a game series but an influential staple of the auto industry

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How Gran Turismo returned to motorsport’s forgotten world

The Gran Turismo World Finals made its ‘real world’ return in Monaco last month. What’s changed since then, how was it received by competitors, and how can it grow again following the pandemic?

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Red Bull signs Verstappen-endorsed sim star for F1 role

The Red Bull Formula 1 team has recruited a leading esports racer with a knack for replicating Max Verstappen’s driving style on the simulator

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Review: Was the 22-year wait for an F1 Manager game worth it?

Frontier Developments has finally filled the gap of an officially licensed Formula 1 management game over 20 years after a game last fit that niche. But was it worth the wait? Nathan Quinn gives his verdict

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Driver ratings for F1 Manager 2022 revealed

Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton will be the highest-rated drivers when F1 Manager 2022, the first licensed Formula 1 management game for over two decades, is launched

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F1 22 game review: Flawed new approach obscures improvements

EA’s influence can be felt on the latest official Formula 1 game F1 22 – but that altered approach might alienate some fans

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F1 22 preview: What to expect from the unorthodox new features

You could almost be forgiven for thinking, given much of the marketing material from Codemasters and EA, that Formula 1 isn’t the main focus in F1 22. That’s because the new F1 Life mode and complementary supercars have been the subjects of a lot of buzz from the two companies and a lot of confusion

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New F1 Manager game gets release date and gameplay trailer

F1 Manager 2022, the first of the officially licensed Formula 1 management games developed by Frontier, has been given an early access release date of August 25

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Our first impressions of F1 22 as EA influence shows

With less than two months until F1 22 is released, The Race got a look at some of the new features that will be included in the game – the the second since long-time developer Codemasters’ takeover by EA

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New F1 22 game gets release date, first features revealed

Sprint races, adaptive AI and VR are amongst the new features that have been announced for EA and Codemasters’ upcoming F1 game, F1 22

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First look at ‘authenticity’ focused F1 Manager 2022

F1 Manager 2022, the first of four games under that series from Frontier, will be the first fully licensed F1 management game for more than two decades. The Race had the chance to see what it’s set to offer

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Old F1 manager game features we want to see in 2022 edition

Spying rivals, trying to get away with illegal parts, surprise driver retirements, Rolls Royce F1 engines… The first generation of Formula 1 management games had some bizarre but fantastic features. Here are the ones we’d love to see inspiring the recently-announced F1 Manager 2022

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When F1 management games had their surreal ‘golden era’

Following the announcement of F1 Manager 2022, we look back at the brief and distant history of Formula 1 management games

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New F1 management game revealed with summer release

The first officially licensed Formula 1 management game to be released in over 20 years, titled F1 Manager 2022, has been revealed ahead of its release in the summer

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Our verdict on GRID Legends’ Drive To Survive-style story mode

The success of the latest GRID game from Codemasters and EA will heavily depend on its Drive To Survive-inspired story mode. Our gaming expert Nathan Quinn got his hands on an early build of the game to find out

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From gaming to the cusp of Formula 1

Cem Bolukbasi has earned a cult following with success in both real and virtual racing. Now he’s tackling Formula 1’s leading feeder series. Our gaming expert Nathan Quinn spoke to him to find out more

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Redline wins virtual Le Mans, Verstappen crashes out of lead

Despite losing a leading car to a Max Verstappen crash, Team Redline ended up sweeping the 2022 Le Mans Virtual 24-hour race

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Verstappen, Montoya, Palou among Virtual Le Mans entrants

Formula 1 2021 champion Max Verstappen is among the drivers who will be taking part in next week’s 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual

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Three things that need to change about F1 Esports

With a fifth season of F1 Esports now in the books, Nathan Quinn suggests three ways the series could improve with the help of star drivers

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Searing pace and hard work – Verstappen’s simracing life

In Max Verstappen, F1 has its first champion who is a dedicated, long-time simracer. And he’s pretty great at it too – even if he says he’s just trying to avoid looking like “an idiot” against the esports stars

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Mercedes’ Opmeer wins F1 Esports title despite Red Bull tactics

Jarno Opmeer leads Mercedes to an F1 Esports title double, despite Red Bull’s best efforts to ensure its driver Frederik Rasmussen triumphed

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Opmeer closes on F1 esports title, Mercedes wins teams’ trophy

A strong pair of races means Jarno Opmeer is close to defending his F1 Esports title with one race to go, while his team Mercedes has sealed the constructors’ title

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Opmeer bounces back with win as Longuet’s DRS gamble fails

Defending F1 Esports champion Jarno Opmeer took the lead of 2021 title race back from Lucas Blakeley with a win at COTA

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Blakeley takes F1 Esports points lead from champion Opmeer

Aston Martin’s Lucas Blakeley has taken the lead of the F1 Esports Pro Championship away from last year’s champion Jarno Opmeer thanks to a double podium finish in the first two races of event three

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Verstappen stars with podium on esports return

F1 points leader Max Verstappen narrowly missed out on a race win in the final VCO ProSIM Series esports event, only losing out to the series’ champion

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Yamaha’s Daretti becomes three-time MotoGP esports champion

A double podium finish for Lorenzo Daretti, known as Trast73 in the final round of the MotoGP eSport Global Series means the Italian Yamaha rider is a three-time champion in the series and wins the champion’s prize of a new BMW X4 M40i road car

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Red Bull’s Rasmussen gambles to win wet F1 Esports Spa race

Frederik Rasmussen no-stopped to victory in a wet F1 Esports race at Spa, as Red Bull drew level with Mercedes

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Red Bull pair get their first 2021 F1 esports wins

Both Red Bull drivers took their first race wins of the season in the latest rounds of the F1 Esports Pro Championship

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The state of play in F1 Esports’ ‘relentless’ new season

F1 Esports gets back underway this week with races at Silverstone, Spa and Monza. Nathan Quinn recaps the key talking points from round one