KingDome24

I would strongly suggest that we all wait until the game is officially released before we make up our minds. We don't know if the currently and most importantly prematurely available version of the game resembles the release candidate or if there is a day-one-patch.

Sorry for asking, but have I interpreted this correctly with you saying the codes have been sent out? Should this be the case, then I'm afraid to tell you that I haven't received a code either yet. If I've misunderstood this, please kindly ignore my post as I don't want to annoy you at all, we all know you have a lot of work to do right now.

Here's my view (P20) from the feature race start crash: Managed to finish in P9 (after starting from P20) with a Soft-Medium-Soft strategy, happy about that. The sprint race had a broken lobby and I was forced to retire.. It looks like @BarryBL wasn't as lucky as I was in the feature race. No idea what happend in the sprint race though..

It's great to hear that F1 2020 is getting tested by more people than ever. In addition, I'm really grateful that the beta testers that have been involved so far created an "incredibly high" standard. With the feedback provided by real F1 drivers, an active and now growing beta community and a very transparent and hard working Codemasters, I'm really looking forward to playing the new game. I wish everyone that gets selected for week #3 a nice testing experience and hope that they continue with the current standard and provide as much feedback as possible!

I'd like to see a colour change as well. Might be hard to read during some occasions.

Some "overtakes" were definitely cringeworthy..

Is there any source for this, e.g. an interview, video etc. that you could provide?

As long as other, existing features of the game, e.g. the multiplayer, get the attention they (sometimes definitely) need, I'm all in for new content. Having more options attracts a wider player base and therefore strengthens the community. In the end, we're all here for some F1 related fun, either for driving or managing it. I also don't think that Codemasters would've implemented this feature if there was no demand for it. Having a look at other genres, there are a lot of games that offer some kind of management feature, so having this in the game is a somewhat logical step to take at some point in time.

There's an option to turn the formation lap on/off, so I don't see why there shouldn't also be an option allowing the player to individually decide whether they want a cool down lap or not. I can completely understand those who race 5-lap races, 25% races or just want to get some quick racing action after work and don't need anymore immersion than there already is. I, however, really like to drive the formation lap, do practice starts and so on to feel the immersion and be a not-so-real F1 driver for a couple of virtual laps. As long as it's customisable, I don't see why Codemasters shouldn't offer such a feature, provided there are enough players that actually use the feature.

It‘s somewhat sad to see that some users have yet to realise that being chosen for the beta means that they have new, but generally simple, rules to follow. Using the appropriate sub-forum, not posting screenshots to the public (and therefore violating the agreement) and not bragging about being chosen should be the norm. For those of you who can play and most importantly test the game right now: Please provide valuable feedback and stick to the rules. Anything else is just not okay and can upset players that wanted to be part of the beta process, including myself.

Well, according to your profile you joined roughly a day ago. The application closed quite a while ago.. so I suppose you won't be able to participate in this year's beta.

If you have applied to the beta during the application process, you might still have a chance to participate in this year's beta. It looks like emails and keys are currently being sent to successful applicants. You will, however, have to wait for the full release in July if you didn't apply in time.

@BarryBL recently posted this in another Thread

I always really struggled at turn 2/3 and turn 9 as well in sector three with the last two chicanes. Really looking forward to drive in Spain with the updates made to the track as well as the cars itself.

You might wanna have a look at the following video (starting at 0:47) where gameplay of the 2020 Hungary track is shown in time trial: