F1 2015 is Free to play this Weekend!

If you enjoy the game we are running a 60% Discount until March 21st, to celebrate the Australian GP in Melbourne.

Additionally - the F1 bundle now offers an additional 15% discount to F1 game owners!

We're very proud to announce that the F1 team have been working with premier motion simulator manufacture SimXperience, and F1 2015 now officially supports the SimXperience AccuForce steering wheel.

A spokesperson from SimXperience explained that the integration into F1 2015 meant a lot to them, saying: "Having AccuForce integration built into F1 2015 means a lot to us here at SimXperience and our customers. It was a pleasure to collaborate with the development team and we look forward to having a long term relationship with not only the Formula One dev team but the teams that develop the DiRT and Grid titles as well. "

You can find out more here[simxperience.com].

As of 03/02/2016, we've released a patch for F1 2015. You can find all the patch notes below:

Game

• Added a Strict corner cutting rules option and made the strict rules even stricter than they were previously following community feedback.
  
• Added support for the Thrustmaster T-150.
  
• Added support for the SimXperience AccuForce steering wheel.
  
• Fixed RPM and flag information sent to UDP outgauge devices.
  
  
  Multiplayer
  
  
• Fixed an issue where host migration wouldn't work a session lobby.
  
• Fixed an issue where the host would be unable to see a client’s car after they selected the “return to garage” option.
  
• Fixed an issue where a session would fail to start if multiple players joined simultaneously.
  
• Fixed an issue where a player could be prevented from leaving their garage after another player selected the “return to garage” option.
  
• Fixed an issue where players could not change their tyres on the grid after completing an earlier OSQ session on the same track.
  
  
  Sports Updates Part 2
  
  
• Updated the car model / livery for Mercedes, Ferrari, Williams, Force India, McLaren, Lotus and Manor.

So, the new patch we talked about here is now live! Here's another run down of what's covered in the patch:

Game

• Added a session list screen which is available via the Multiplayer menu. This screen will allow players to search for all public sessions and join the one they want to. Custom and Hopper sessions will be visible on this list.
  
  
• Multiplayer fixes and improvements:
  • Added additional information to lobbies so players can see how much progress has been made in the current session.
    
    
  • Parc ferme rules are no longer incorrectly applied so players will not get their fuel locked to 100kg in qualifying or not be able to change their tyres at the start of a race if they qualified outside the top ten.
    
    
  • Fixed an issue that would cause a players car to always be ghosted during timed qualifying sessions.
    
    
  • Fixed framerate and lag spikes causing incorrect collisions.
    
    
  • Fixed a bug that meant connections with limited upload bandwidth would appear laggy while on track and eventually disconnect.
    
    
  • Disallowing Brake Assist will no longer also block ABS.
    
    
  • Cars will no longer ghost when driving too slowly on track.
    
    
  • Fixed a bug which made the screen pulse black when spectating specific cars in specific circumstances.
    
    
  • Minor hopper improvements and changes
    • Removed the AI from all hoppers.
      
      
    • Removed the assist restrictions from the Hardcore hopper.
  
  
• Made the countdown timer longer and prevented it from starting for a short time if there are not many players in the session to try to allow more people to join.
  
  
• Changed the grid order to random from realistic. So now the players Mercedes cars will not always start on the front row.
  
  
• Updated the Feature Race to Brazil.
  
  
• Removed the incorrect second DRS detection zone from the Mexico mini map. This was not present in the actual track data.
  
  
• Corrected the number of laps for the Mexican Grand Prix.
  
  
• The player is now correctly disqualified for not using both compounds in a dry weather race.
  
  
• Improvements to AI behaviour in Qualifying:
  • AI will no longer all leave the garage at the same time.
    
    
  • AI will no longer use Prime tyres in Q2.
    
    
  • AI will always do two runs in Short Qualifying and Q3.
    
    
  • Fixed the flashing rear tyre issue present on some PC setups.
  
  
• Made the D-Pad menu more responsive to use.
  
  
• Fixed an issue that would sometimes cause OSD messages to remain on screen or to never display. This was mostly reported online but can be seen offline too.
  
  
• Fixed an issue that would cause new tyres to be too cold when they’re put on at a pit stop.
  
  
• Fixed a problem that could cause unrealistic lap times in practice and qualifying.

Sports Updates – Part 1

• Adjusted the relative performance of the teams and drivers based on the season’s results so far.
  
  
• Updated the tyres for Russia to Super Soft and Soft.
  

High End PC Enhancements

• New CPU-driven particle effects to improve visual quality on systems with high-end CPUs. Select “high” or “ultra” particle effects from the options menu.
  
  
• Increased audio voice counts for systems with high-end CPUs. Select the “high” audio quality setting from the option menu.
  
  
• Improved CPU performance for users with 6 and 8+
  
  
• Improved CPU performance for Intel CPUs with Hyper-Threading Technology.
  
  
• Optimised performance for Intel integrated graphics chips.

Please let us know if you have any questions, or new problems following this new patch!

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Hi,

We've just pushed a new patch live for F1 2015, please find the notes below:

• Update the Feature Race to Singapore
  
• Fixed the AI not being shown blue flags in some instances
  
• Fixed car setups not being loaded at the start of a race
  
• Fixed steering wheels remaining at an incorrect angle when entering the pit lane
  
• Fixed an incorrect deadzone being applied after defining the throttle and / or brake pedals in custom preset

Please let us know if you have any new problems following today's update.

Hi all,

We just set live another patch for F1 2015, below are the patch notes.

• Voice Commands have been added for supported languages.
  
• Updated feature race to the Italian Grand Prix.
  
• Fixed an issue which caused the AI to pit because of cosmetic front wing damage or for damage to a wheel hub neither of which actually affected performance.
  
• Fixed an issue which would cause the AI to pit again straight away if they used a set of tyres that they had already used during a race.
  
• Fixed some computational errors in the race strategy system.
  
• Fixed an issue with deadzones being incorrectly applied to custom pedal setups.

We are still aware of issues concerning blue flags not triggering under certain conditions, investigation is ongoing.

As always please let us know if you have any new problems following today's update.

Hi all,

We just set live a small patch for F1 2015, below are the patch notes.

• Fixed the AI not using DRS and running lean fuel mix for the first two sectors in One-Shot Qualifying sessions.
  
• Fixed an issue which caused the AI to run in to the back of other cars.
  
• Fixed an issue which caused the AI to pit too frequently in some circumstances.
  
• Advanced Wheel Settings are now unlocked for all controllers.
  
• Removed the restriction from the Beginner Introduction hopper.
  
• Fixed the countdown timer in hoppers so it always starts at 60 seconds in between sessions.
  
• Removed cars that are not present in Qualifying 2 and 3 from the mini-map.
  
• Fixed a number of issues with multi monitor support.
  
  Please note that voice command support is still being developed, and is expected to be delivered in a later update.
  
  Please let us know if you have any new problems following today's update, we'll have more news about our next patch and ones for the other platforms soon.

Hi all,

We just set live a small patch for F1 2015 to resolve an issue that cropped up in yesterdays patch.

• Fixed assists being available in the Hardcore – No assists hopper.
  
• Extended the default bounds of the Field of View user adjustment.

We'll have more news on what's up next soon. Have a good weekend and enjoy the race!