Statistics don’t (usually) lie! It is the video game publisher, Electronic Arts, which is broadcasting the results obtained on the official simulation of Formula 1 this year, F1 24. We learn several interesting things, about the tastes of virtual players, in terms of circuits and favorite drivers but also, level of play. And this year, clearly, France was not at the level of the best nations …
F1 24: France queen of crashes!
USA, Great Britain, Germany, here are the best countries in F1 24, in terms of pure speed, behind the wheel of virtual single-seaters. Missed for France, therefore, which still stands out, being one of the countries having caused the most accidents and therefore, red flags! Not very glorious, certainly…Especially when we know that in the real F1 series, it is a Frenchman, Pierre Gasly in this case, who this season won the record for the driver who cost his team the least, in terms of crashes. Since the latter was not the cause of any damage to his Alpine. Reference to imitate, therefore, in F1 25, next year, for our virtual representatives…
« This season of F1 has been exciting, both on and off the track. The new features and thematic challenges of F1 24 allowed players to take advantage of this excitement, by putting themselves in the shoes of their heroes and creating their own racing stories. We are grateful to our players and look forward to providing them with even more engaging experiences. » – Lee Mather, Senior Creative Director d’EA SPORTS F1® 24
When it comes to the most selected drivers, all around the world, Lewis Hamilton is the lucky one. The Briton thus shows that his borderless popularity continues, despite declining results over the last three years. He is ahead of Charles Leclerc, second, and Max Verstappen. In terms of circuits, Jeddah, Bahrain and Melbourne are the three most traveled tracks since the release of the Codemasters software.
In the area of F2 drivers, Isack Hadjar is positioned in third place among the favorite drivers and therefore the most played. Finally, in the bosom of the most embodied simracer teams, Ferrari comes first, ahead of Mercedes then Mclaren. No Red Bull on the podium, so…
Here is an infographic published by the publisher, which will allow you to take a quick look at these statistics.
Timeline of official F1 video games
1990s
- 1996 : Formule 1 (PlayStation)
- 1997 : Formule 1 97 (Playstation)
- 1998 : F1 98 (PlayStation)
- 1999 : F1 99 (Playstation)
2000s
- 2000 : F1 2000 (PC, PlayStation, Dreamcast)
- 2001 : F1 2001 (PC, PlayStation 2)
- 2002 : F1 2002 (PC, PlayStation 2, Xbox)
- 2003: F1 2003 (PC, Play
- 2004 : F1 2004 (PC, PlayStation 2, Xbox)
- 2005 : F1 2005 (PlayStation 2, Xbox)
- 2006 : F1 06 (PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable)
- 2007 : F1 2007 (PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)
2010s
- 2009 : F1 2009 (Wii)
- 2010: F1 2010 (PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360) – Start of the series developed by Codemasters.
- 2011 : F1 2011 (PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)
- 2012 : F1 2012 (PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)
- 2013 : F1 2013 (PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)
- 2014 : F1 2014 (PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)
- 2015 : F1 2015 (PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One)
- 2016 : F1 2016 (PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One)
- 2017 : F1 2017 (PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One)
- 2018 : F1 2018 (PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One)
- 2019 : F1 2019 (PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One)
2020s
- 2020 : F1 2020 (PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Stadia)
- 2021 : F1 2021 (PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S)
- 2022 : F1 22 (PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S)
- 2023 : F1 23 (PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S)
Other related titles
- F1 Mobile Racing (2018) – A mobile game
- F1 Manager 2022 and F1 Manager 2023 – Team Management Simulation Games
Article published on 12/22/2024 at 1:50 p.m.
