Make no mistake this is a racing sim.
I have invested alot of time playing this years eddition and having the Circuit of Americas track in Austin Texas my home since 1990, and im a huge F1 fan Hamilton all the way,but having the Austin track in this game is a bonus especially since the track wasnt even complete upon its release,and gladly I might add a replica of the real track.
Anyway the graphics are top notch and in some of the replays you can barely tell the difference from the reat thing,an amazing feat,and then theres the sound wich is done very well and I might add this year they have a lap with what to do for every track which is an awsome addition,the only thing this year they took away the interveiws with the press which I wish they would have kept, but oh well, but back to the sound the music is nothing special but not annoying and the voice acting is subperb,the gameplay is awsome,the feel of this years F1 is great it handles like a dream and the controls are smooth and responsive with an easy to navigate the pit window, they are more relaxed with the rules this year which is good.
The online mode is great to they did a fantastic job on it and this year theres no bumper cars here and thats awsome cause im on to race not watch somebody ruin the race cause they slammed into a wall but its a very tough racer with a steep learning curve and if you have the interest and pateince to play it you will have a blast and as far as I have seen no glitches but most definetly a must buy for any race fan.