The racing itself is excellent, but all the ambiance and charm surrounding Formula 1 is completely lost in this game.
1. The racing is fun and rewarding
2. The graphics are decent
3. The tracks are faithfully recreated
Cons:
1. Cheap, Dirt-style menus
2. Really long loading times
3. Interviews are a great idea, but are easy, predictable and get repetitive
4. Glaring lack of information for drivers: for example standings tables, sector times, etc.. just not well thought out. Feels like it's done by someone who's never watched Formula 1.
5. The team radio is also a great idea but only gives lame, useless, and often outright false information.
Graphics: 8/10
Gameplay: 8.5/10
Production Values: 5/10
Fun: 7.5/10
Overall: 7/10
Other notes: A steering wheel is highly recommended for this game.
While the actual racing experience was very good, everything else falls short of the level reached in older, better games such as Grand Prix 4 and even F1 2002.
Come on Codemasters, this is an F1 simulator, not Dirt. I like the Dirt series, but the F1 experience should be different, and you failed to live up to your "be the driver" promise.