Before you race into the game, here’s some helpful information to get you started with F1® 2021, available on PC, PlayStation, and Xbox.
Minimum requirements
Game tracks
Game modes
Cross-play
Wheels and controllers
Accessibility options
Minimum requirements
Minimum specs list for PC.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit (Version 1709)
- For Ray Tracing: Windows 10 64-bit (Version 2004)
- Processor: Intel Core i3-2130 or AMD FX 4300
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 950 or AMD R9 280
- For Ray Tracing: GeForce RTX 2060 or Radeon RX 6700 XT
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 80 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
Recommended requirements
Recommended specs list for PC.
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit (Version 1709)
- For Ray Tracing: Windows 10 64-bit (Version 2004)
- Processor: Intel Core i5 9600K or AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1660 Ti or AMD RX 590
- For Ray Tracing: GeForce RTX 3070 or Radeon RX 6800
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 80 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
Want to check if your computer can run F1® 2021? Visit the System Requirements Lab site and use their Can You RUN it tool for F1® 2021.
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F1® 2021 is available through EA Play. You can play using EA Play on Xbox, PlayStation and Steam.
Get ready to test your reflexes on one of the many tracks included in F1® 2021 with three new circuits to try, Portimão, Imola, and Jeddah.
Here are the game tracks you can play in F1® 2021.
- Albert Park, Australia
- Bahrain International Circuit, Bahrain
- Imola, Italy (DLC content)
- Portimao, Portugal (DLC content)
- Shanghai International Circuit, China (Career Season 2)
- Circuit de Barcelona - Catalunya, Spain
- Circuit de Monaco, Monaco
- Baku City Circuit, Azerbaijan
- Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Canada
- Circuit Paul Ricard, France
- Red Bull Ring, Austria
- Silverstone, Great Britain
- Hungaroring, Hungary
- Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium
- Zandvoort, Netherlands
- Monza, Italy
- Sochi Autodrom, Russia
- Marina Bay, Singapore
- Suzuka, Japan
- Circuit of the Americas, USA
- Circuit Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico
- Interlagos, Brazil
- Jeddah Street Circuit, Saudi Arabia
- Yas Marina Circuit, UAE
When playing F1® 2021, there are multiple modes to choose from depending on if you are connected to the internet or not.
Playing offline?
There are seven modes to choose from:
- My Team
- Driver Career
- Braking Point (Story mode)
- Grand Prix
- Time Trial
- LAN
- Split-screen
Playing online?
There are six modes to choose from:
- Driver Career (real season start)
- Two Player Career*
- Social Play*
- Ranked*
- Leagues*
- Weekly Events+
* Console versions require PS+ or Xbox Live
+ Console versions require PS+ or Xbox Live for Weekly ‘Grand Prix’ events, but not ‘Featured’ or ‘eSports’ events
Cross-play
Want to hit the track with friends? In F1® 2021, cross-play is available but only to those playing within the same family of devices. For example, a PlayStation 4 player can go up against someone playing on a PlayStation 5, but not Xbox players.
Cross-save
Cross-saving your game is available for Xbox consoles only, and online progression carries over across both Xbox and PlayStation. For example, if you play F1® 2021 on Xbox, PS4 and PC, your save won’t carry across any of your devices, but online progression will be matched on PS4 and Xbox.
Check out our full list of supported wheels and controllers before you jump into the game.
EA strives to make playing our games as accessible as possible for everyone.
F1® 2021 has a number of features that help to accommodate all players. Follow this link to find out how to adjust the game settings to suit you.
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