TechRadar Verdict
F1 24s fantastic Career mode overhaul is the evolution the series single-player content needed.
New elements like playable real-world drivers, secret team meetings, and on-track objectives all add much-needed depth.
Unfortunately, some rather pedestrian AI and minimal updates elsewhere make F1 24 a routine upgrade overall.
Furthermore, the addition of the new Challenge Career mode adds moreish, bite-sized seasons on a rotating basis.
Simply put, Driver Career now feels like the fully fleshed-out mode it always should have been.
Youll start a Driver Career by signing a new contract with your team.
F1 24’soverhauled Career mode is a very welcome update.
Rivalries, on-track objectives and secret meetings between teams lend an element of unpredictability.
Meanwhile, updates to car handling make for thrilling and accurate racing in all weather conditions.
One avenue where this comes into play is the expanded rivalry system.
And as the season progresses, youll also develop rivalries with other drivers and even constructors.
I feel this does a great job of cementing a season-long narrative for your driver.
Another fantastic addition is on-track objectives.
One of my favorite additions to Career mode has to be secret meetings.
Overall, Driver Career is superb inF1 24,and is the clear highlight of the package.
However, some more antiquated features do remain.
Namely, that 1-100 difficulty slider is still here, making it incredibly tough to find your sweet spot.
On-track racing already felt great in previous entries, and that remains the case here.
However, I did notice some serious improvements to wet-weather racing, where car handling is significantly more slippery.
Over on the circuit front, a handful of tracks have been updated to better represent their real-world counterparts.
Meanwhile, Silverstone, Qatar, and Jeddah have all seen updates to aesthetics and layout.
I feel theres been a step back when it comes to driver AI.
Its not bad; in fact, its perhaps a little too clinical for its own good.
I played Career mode at a difficulty of 80 out of 100, which is a considerably challenging setting.
For tracks with few opportunities to overtake, like Monaco or Imola, this makes sense.
Another feature debuting inF1 24is driver voices.
Its a nice addition, but feels underbaked in its first rendition.
IfF1 24is to be your first foray into Codemasters long-running racing-sim series, then I can highly recommend it.
Should I play F1 24?
How we tested F1 24
I playedF1 24on PC, viaSteam, for just over 25 hours.
Unfortunately, I was not able to test the games online features prior to launch.
In terms of hardware, I playedF1 24with anXbox Wireless Controlleron a 1080p Asus monitor.
