The best F1 games

Not all of us have the talent to get into F1 and even if we were to have the talent only a small group of that bunch would have the funding. Consider the fact that there are only 10 teams on the F1 grid, and some quick maths tells you there are only 22 race seats available. The chances of us all who want to get into driving an F1 car are very, very slim.

You could of course buy yourself an F1 car, if you wanted – sometimes they come up for sale, most recently the achingly beautiful Jordan 191 of a certain Michael Schumacher sold for £1.25million. If you don’t have that spare change in your pocket, there are cheaper ways to drive an F1 car, though.

We’re of course talking about the world of racing simulator games – over the years there have been many, from Need For Speed, Grand Tourismo, Dirt Rally and Forza Horizon.

There have also been many versions of the official F1 game, made by many different games producers from EA to Codemasters, who currently make the game. But if you want to drive the ultimate driving machine, where can you get that fix? Lucky for you dear reader, you can see below…

F1 2022

F1 2021

F1 2020

iRacing

rFactor 2

Assetto Corsa

F1 Race Stars

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