F1 2021 Beginner Tips and Tricks
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- čas přidán 4. 06. 2024
- Is the F1 2021 game the first Formula 1 title you’ve bought in a while? Or is it even your very first?
Once you’ve played through the superb Braking Point story, you’ve still got vast swathes of the game still to play and things get a little more difficult.
The latest F1 release will guide you along to some extent, but there are plenty of tips and tricks to help you on your way, which is why we’ve created this video.
From tyre wear, to ERS management and slowly weaning off the assists - here's how to get quicker bit by bit as a beginner.
Some of these may be obvious for the seasoned campaigner, but hey, everyone must start somewhere. Let us know in the comments below your advice for those just starting out too.
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How do I chose my grid order in a GP?
any tips on how to spare engine damaged?
When I first started I couldn't turn in the corners it was so tight
I honestly thought this video was made by a channel with over a million subscribers, the quality of this video is so good, keep it up
100% agree
Same
Yeah fr
yeah it's like IGN level of cleanliness
Stop.
Trying to get get clout from someone else’s poses is disgusting
Bought the game 2 days ago and turned off all the helps. Think Ive crashed over 300x now and haven't been able to finish a single GP, however slowly getting beyond 4-5 laps now. But I want it like this, this even more showcased for me how insanely good these guys are doing it in a real car, there simply is no margin for error, any real mistake might cost you the race (or the season). AI behaviour does seem erratic at times, frequently they break at unexpected times or just right on bump me off the tracks.
and they still have to deal with G-Forces, pressure from fans and team, and their line is always on the line 😳
Put traction control on full!
@@Josh-gd8xp medium
Did you stick with it, how is your race craft now?
@@ClassicCulprit thanks for asking. It's definitely a lot better, I can go toe to toe with AI on 80-90 difficulty depending on the track. Having just an xbox controller and not a steering wheel does make it harder to take faster corners, so I struggle more on tracks like Hungaroring or Zandvoort. I also haven't quite got into adjusting the steering bias depending on speed, but that's my next goal.
Having high hopes for F1 2022 as well!
this helped me so much! i grew up in a strict "no electronics" household and finally got my hands on an xbox with my adult money. for the first time in my 26 years of life i've been able to play video games and i have no idea what i'm doing. thank you for this! i kept failing and now i know what to do so i can learn and start having fun 🥰
You're very welcome! Video games mean the world to us, I'm sure you'll enjoy many hours
As a player new to F1 the video game and also the sport, this was super helpful. THANK YOU SO MUCH!
There is no Fuel rich mode anymore
No due to new regulations in F1
F1 banned party modes remember
Im soooo angry about it.. sometimes you have 5 rounds left en you have 8 laps fuel left.. you are to heavy and easy to take over.. so we got arm, regular but not rich? Fucked up shit
@@OmeStickNick Before almost every races when you choose your strategy you can put less fuel so you are not heavy like a tractor on the last laps
@@OmeStickNick Under fuel and learn to lift and coast. FIA banned changing fuel settings during the race. The only time you can change it is during a safety car but you can only turn it down.
Great info, I get the game in a few hours, very excited
I play F1 for like over 4 or 5 years now and this is the first F1 title I really struggle with.
EXACTLY
It is more pro… get the best or worst of us ! 😩😁
Hi how do you get the radio to work
Thanks for this buddy! Very much appreciated! 👍👍
thank you so much i was having so much trouble with the understeer and i did not know how to fix it for many months and turning up the saturation fixed the problem instantly
Great tips! I'm moving over from Nascar Heat so this will be my first foray into open wheel/ road courses. Looking forward to the challenge of mastering a new set of skills!
Best of luck!
Really got into sim racing this year and am loving this game. Waiting for my CSL DD to come in anyday now
What an awesome video. Thank you!
For some reason I’m watching this although I don’t even have the game
To pass all programmes easily, just drive out yourself and complete them. I'm usually left with just the racing line objective and it can be done automatically in the next quick practice.
The F1 2021 game still has 7 practice programs. The difference is that it takes 3 random programs out of the 7 the other 4 you cant do for that weekend. But the next weekend the programs might be different. The race strategy will almost every weekend be a programe because its the most important one for information.
Great vid thank you very much, you should do one of these for every f1 game edition that comes out every year!
This was brilliant thanks mate!
You are welcome!
the best feeling in this game is going for an overtake on a big long straight. I have played many racing games and overtaking in this game is the most satisfying because you can't just overtake someone in
two turns
Actually on the game u can’t switch fuel modes due to a regulation change during the 2020 season that took effect at the start of the 2021 season
You can in a formation lap for some reason
@@basednappa Maybe to keep engine temperature lower?
@@nullion9358 probably
Great video thank you!
You are welcome!
Really helpful video, this.
Glad to hear it!
amazing content!
Great video!
I just got back into gaming after about 5 years off lol did my first race of F1 2021 on career create a team mode and loving it
Thanks
Great video 👍
Fan of F1 so thought I’d give F1 21 a go, got it last week, jumped in the deep end and turned everything off, safe to say that was a disaster 😂😂 can’t even complete a race 😂 gonna take the advice from this video and see how I get on, hopefully be able to complete races and up my AI level, fingers crossed, great vid for beginners 👍
👏👏👏 amazing video thank you!
Glad you liked it!
Thank you this helped me so much
Glad it helped!
Great video, I’m using a Ts-pc with the older F1 wheel. In setup should I be selecting TS-PC or F1 wheel. And it seems like you have to make adjustment in both wheel and pedal profiles. Is there a way to just set everything up and forget it?
Nice video to help out a novice like myself. Cheers!
You are very welcome! All the best.
Love the game. Just got my girlfriend into it. It helped her immensely! Great video!
About the practice prgrammes, I think they are all the same except for different circuits have different programmes. But the race strategy one should be in all of them.
In my opinion its best if you completely turn off racing line before your first game, it will force you to look at your surroundings specially the meter boards
Ngl I feel like the brakes are much easier in this game,,like you lock up less
Agreed. Driving without TC though is imho much more difficult
Brakes in 2020 and 2021 feel pretty similar to me. Going back to 2019 is waaaay different. In 2019 I'd lock up if I so much as looked at the brakes sideways, and trail braking was more or less impossible. I find 2020 and 2021 to be much more compliant in that regard.
@@sandervantrooijen9269 really? I often find myself spiking the throttle out of the corners to get some slip(from the tyres) but still have a decent exit
@@trippulggaming26 yeah thr last F1 game I had was 2018 and that is lockup heaven yes you can get by but it's much eaiser now I'm much more confident on the brakes
Yes thank you. I kept going off the track during some turns. It turns out the steering wasn’t sensitive enough. Also do you recommend buying the steering wheel and which one do you recommend? It feels awkward with the controller joy stick
thrustmaster t150 with force feedback is a very good one and its also pretty cheap
Save money on Thrustmaster!! They are Done!! CSL DD. Or used CSL Elite 1.1. Maybe a few hundred more. But Only Wheels u need. Buy the TX150. And in 6 months you’ll be Upgrading!!! Just a friendly Reminder Measure Twice Cut Once!!!
The last couple of training videos I saw said to just turn off all the assists from the get go which was followed by put-downs for even considering them
this video however doesn't look down on players for using assists and shows a pathway for leaning off of them, even considering controller users,
great video and much appreciated
I used steering assist for my first F2 season. Halfway through I tried without it and spun out. In the first race of the F1 season I tried without steering assist and was much better.
The assists can be used to teach yourself how to control the car. I see no problem with using them!
Traction control slows you down more than anything.
In my experience, (way too many hours on 19/20/and soon to be 21) medium brake assist with TC off is much much faster than TC full with no brake assist. Traction control is worth literal seconds a lap.
It depends on your experience level though, for beginners who haven’t grasped balancing the throttle it can be very difficult to get used to at first. Can be much quicker with TC on until you get to the stage where you are comfortable with balancing the throttle out of corners in the right way 😊
There’s no doubt that in the long run it can ultimately be quicker without traction control.
@@JohnMunroRacing for that I would recommend playing with the controller calibration, and turning max wheel rotation down to 270°
Oddly enough, it does help you take tight turns like Monaco hairpin
@@aleksandra8433 sorry but it must be on 360
@@sandroinocencio1623 nope. Been doing it a while. There’s other videos that talk about it, too.
@@sandroinocencio1623 Jarno Opmeer (best F1 2021 player on the planet, if not top 3) uses 300°. Use what you're comfortable with.
For ai difficulty go and do a short 18 min qualifier around Spain in any car ( reccomend a mid field car) and then at the end for every tenth of a second difference add or remove 10 from the difficulty and then use one hundredth s to get to a closer level
Good Video
I only play elite and it's been that way since I bought the game. I only play controller, but I'd like to buy a wheel one day. I do not use HUD's of any kind. Rules are always set to strict, and rely heavily on the steering wheel display for any information that I need on the car, or race. I don't discriminate, but the only assist I use is racing line. I only use this on tracks I'm trying to learn or I'm force to driving on that I have no track knowledge of. But it's easy to spot what assists players are using for me. I honestly don't like to see traction control on full in rain or brake assist and those are the easiest to spot in rain.
Started “My Career” on 107 difficulty (now 101) … it’s tough.
thank you for the tips I'm new to the game how do i stop the car from drifting off to one side I noticed when I was going down the straight and it continuously sways to one side constant how do i fix it thank you..👍
Hey. I'm using a PS5 controller and was going well with medium traction control. I have turned this off now and seem to be going ok, but am I wasting my time. Is it best to keep to medium with a controller and off only when using a wheel.
I bought the game today and i was lost thx for helping
myy guyyyy safeee n big iup
Hey, how do I change race length, can’t find it anywhere this time around, cheers!
its in the race weekend menu itself
Session length setting before race weekend starts
What makes you say to turn off DRS assist? I can't see any possible benefit to turning it off.
I always race in manual I wanna have full control of the gears in the corners. Auto shifts too soon
Who tf drives in auto lul
@@tysopiccaso8711 many people do
@@motorsportmoments maybe children do
@@tysopiccaso8711 then why are you watching a video made for beginners?
@@tysopiccaso8711 people with disabilities, people without driving licenses, people who like to simplify their gaming experiences.. There are many reasons.
Can you do a video on the "perfect" FOV if you are going for realism? All i can find is FOV in TV Pod view, but nothing on Cockpit view sadly
Tom97 has videos for camera settings
Settings are same as last games just don't put your tires to softest all the time adjust per race, also not 50% differential pick 75% now
I use 60% and I find it rotates the car nicely around tight corners without being too over steering but anything lower than that and the car just rotated too much lol
I’m probably in the low minority here but this will be my first F1 game ever and I don’t follow the sport either. How do I go about learning the absolute basics? I don’t what ERS is or how and why to use it. Things like that. Is there a good resource for this? Thanks man.
Literally playing the game will help you understand a lot more
ers is like a boost to add speed and help overtaking
Do u play PlayStation? If so we can race together and I can help u with the basics
Same … just started playing for the first time . So difficult
@@thatmareoverthere6404 it gets easier but takes a little time and it’s super fun trust me
Hi Dave, habe da mal eine Frage zur Ki, ist es wirklich so das die Ki bei 50% Rennen Probleme macht(Agressivität) und bei 100% Rennen ist dieses Problem geringer??
which strategy from pit stops should u use because i never played it can u help me
Great vidéo. I would like ask though how to choose AI difficulté in career mode. I started off with 50 when I started playing and went pretty well. Season 2 65 and now I am at season 3 and put it at 100. I am getting owned even though my car is better than theirs. How to adjust these please? I have a hard time doing that in a way to have a just right challenge.
So choose the team alpha tauri
Or racing point if your in f1 2020
And set at difficulty at 50
Go do a short 18 min qualifying On a track of your choice
I recommend Bahrain or Spain
Once u have finished the full qualifying
Check the time difference between u and your teammate
If your time is 2.1 seconds faster than your teammate
Then adjust by 20
So it’s 10 ai difficulty per second
And 1 ai difficulty per 0.1 second
Thx, i just downloaded the game and i turned on the steering assist and i was wondering, “the car dosent even steer!”
I feel like im the only one on pad who doesnt use TCS, just makes the throttle unpredictable honestly, medium will just let you go eventually, give you a false sense of confidence that will just drop out when you get higher geared, i find it easiest to use high or none. Idk how you DON'T use TCS with a wheel though, on controller i have the feel of vibration so i can control rotation on throttle actually really really well, but i have no feedback for what the rear wheels are doing on the wheel. Am I the odd one out here? I find I NEED to use tcs with the wheel, however i dont then need ABS, whereas i need ABS on the pad... lmao
As a league racer leave ABS on It's OP
you don't have to turn the racing line off. lots of pro's even still use it
Only been playing the game a few days and got right into just got the g29 racing wheel and love how it feels. Just trying to find the best way to now play with losing traction control if put it medium I always seem to get caught out at least once on a lap. 🤦🏼♂️
You have to be very careful on the throttle, especially through slow speed corners
@@chris_4429 yeah trying to find that sweet spot. Goes well for a while then spin. 😂. But with the traction control on full just feels to restricted
@@madbazRC yeah i also have it on medium
Honestly with a wheel just turn it off, be gentle on the throttle and you'll slowly build confidence and get faster
How do I make it so there are more then 5 laps???
How do I maintenance my engine after wear and tear? I am at a lost.
any help on if ur car snaps mid corner or too stiff on turn in
Went from 22 to 9 in a single GP😂 I'm a noob though, damaged front wing 2x
I feel like mazepin while on F1 2020 I was more like Verstappen
I could not agree more... I just for some reason can't click with the game. Still gonna try my best to keep up... Even if it's a little bit disappointing
@@rjrjackson21 same here, but those kerbs man.. sometimes I just think i could do this any other way and still backwards.. ah well
@@rickydelaat6669 tell me about it, some kerbs I can go on to without breaking a sweat, then there are others which I barely even touch and spun out the way even mazepin would be proud. This game definitely needs a long learning curve.... At least for me
I somehow did not have any problems. In fact, I just started to play better after moving onto f1 2021. Don't know the reason. Maybe it depends on the individuals driving style.
@@muhammedkeremovet2255 same man, I don't have any problems too..
What is the difference between One-Shot, Short and Full qualifying formats? Nothing in the game explains them and I can't find any info on this online.
Hi David,
One shot qualifying is a format F1 used during the early 2000’s, basically every driver only gets one lap to set a lap time and that sets the grid for the race.
Full qualifying is the same format as they have used in F1 since 2006. It’s a knockout system split into 3 sections. The first section (q1), all 20 drivers go out on circuit and have 18 minutes to set as fast a lap as possible. Those who finish the session between 16th and 20th position are eliminated and will start the race from those positions, the top 15 then move through the second section (q2).
In Q2, the times are all reset, and the remaining 15 drivers have 15 minutes to set as fast a time as they can. Those who finish between 11th and 15th are again eliminated and they will start the race from those positions. The top 10 fastest go into the final third section (q3, or the top 10 shootout).
In q3, times are reset again and the top 10 drivers have 12 minutes to set as fast a lap as possible. The order of this determines the starting grid for the top 10 in the race.
Short qualifying in f1 2021 is just a compressed version of this. Instead of 3 different sections, it’s just one session and you have a certain length of time to set the fastest lap you can. The order when the timer runs out is the starting grid.
I hope this helps! 😊
Destruction derby when online racing 😂
Will there be radio chat on ps5?
Wish that they still had classic cars
Same, France no rules just isn't the same without them
Imagine you've been playing this game at 700 instead of 360 😭
I use 400 cause I like it more than 360, that weird? Hahaha
Nope, the one that feels best for you is the best. I just learned that u could use 360, been struggling with 700 for a while now.
What does this mean?
@@alexalvarado7397 Wheel rotation. An F1 car rotation should be at 360, the car feels more responsive and more realistic that way. So you have to setup your sim wheel to rotate max 360.
For me the fuel mix and ers settings are not available during the race, why is this?
What should you upgrade in my team career? I’m new to this and I don’t know exactly what to do. I want to make my career mode realistic by having a slow car but slowly making it faster. Does someone have a tip?
Like I mean. I just started a my team career mode but Don’t know what to spend my money on. On what upgrades, etc. I want to make my car faster but not too fast
@@OG-512 I always go for reliability upgrades in my 1st season, almost exclusively. Initially, your parts will start wearing out relatively quickly. Being fast doesn't amount to a lot if your car is breaking down, components are wearing out, and you're taking unnecessary grid penalties as a result. Anything that will net you more resource points, try to prioritize those activities. Once you're able to, you'll need to focus on upgrading your facility levels, which will unlock new upgrades and will decrease the chance of a research project failing.
How do I get onto Race Strategy, I only see Car Setup?
I played a few races, and I don’t use pitstops is that ok? I don’t feel anything different in car
What steering saturation do y’all recommend for controller?
I don’t recommend using steering saturation when using a controller. I’m using steering linearity at 50 and a maximum steering angle to 270 degrees instead of 360.
Honestly I found that 15-23 works well for me. I’m still on a controller
Yeah i reccomend what Tom Waits. I Also suggest trying increasing throttle linearity if u struggle to get traction
Said*
How To do so how you want to talk to the engineer on some button to activate it
As my first F1 game, casual does nothing for me. I can't get past the second race in story mode and I've cranked the AI down to 10%. The problem is that the cars handle like shit with a controller. I swear the steering turns around 10 degrees max and any kind of cornering is almost impossible. This game is NOT meant for anyone who hasn't played the shit out of previous versions of the game. I really want to like this game, but I've pretty much wasted my money. I've played plenty of other driving games, but this is the most frustrating driving game I've ever played.
Here me out.
Dont hate on me
Turn ALL ASSISTS ON.
and then give it a try.
I was a HUGE f1 fan since 2013, but never tried a game till last year with f1 2020. I really really really wanted to play and have fun. So by the time it was downloading i read some tips online telling me to turn assists all the way or almost all the way down. So i did that, hated it and refunded the game. I was so frustrated. Then I watched a friend play with all assists and then tried my hand. Then I had less penalties and better times(ironic). Then redownloaded it and had tons of fun slowly turning off the assists one by one. Now I can tackle 110 AI with no assists (not bragging just tryna prove that you can be good with assists)
So have a go again with assists on.
@@draculableh1842 It was the first thing I did.
I turned AI down to 10
I get better handling / time with it on 'standard' than on full 'casual'.
This game was not built for a controller. It is meant for a steering wheel. Unfortunately I have nowhere to set up a wheel in the room with my PS4.
I've watched multiple 'tips and tricks' videos. They did shit to improve handling with a controller. If anything the 'tips' made things worse.
I tried to return the game but unfortunately I purchased it from the Sony store as a digital download. They won't allow refunds if you have downloaded the game. I will never purchase another digital download from them again. I feel ripped off and this will be the last F1 game I purchase.
Note that I regularly play Dirt Rally 1 and 2 with a controller. A notoriously difficult game for many rally fans. I have 0 problems controlling the vehicles in that game.
@@draculableh1842 bro I been playing the 2019 f1 game right and the steering on that is perfect I hardly spin out
However in my team I’m on Monaco and I can’t complete a single lap 90% of the time due to ridiculous understeer even with 11 downforce on both wings and max downforce setup. But I go back to f1 2019 and run 6 on both wings with increased top speed setup and it handles like a dream?! Wtf am I meant to do? (I use full traction control and anti lock brakes)
Here's a tip, don't be a noob and use T-Cam.
Basically my settings
Why cant i Change difficulty between Session's how so you do it on ps4
I need help with my DD1 fanatec on xbox series s high speed shakes.. any help would be great
it's normal
@@fronsquirpclan3928 ?????????
Turn down the force feedback for the track and rumble effects in the game settings
One of the most annoying things about high difficulty is that it seems like the AI is always faster in straights. Like I'm in a Mercedes and I'm being overtaken by a fuckin Aston Martin on a long straight like Baku. I guess it might just feel that way because they have really clean exits and they get on the throttle at the perfect time out of turns.
can someone tell me how to set up my own race to make practice ? ı need to practice under wet / slippery conditions in baku circuit with my used slicks to get over the god damn championship baku GP that i am stuck in since 3 months cause it gets slippery on 28, 29 laps....
Just a question how do you change the amount of laps you do per race, because right now I am only 5 per race?
That’s in the weekend structure settings
The race length options also have names now, theyre called short, medium, long,...
2021 still has all the practice modes, you just get given a random subset of them for any given race. One race you might get "Race Strategy, Tyre Management, Quali Pace" then next you'll get "Race Strat, Track Acclimatisation and Fuel Management"
Also Rich mix isn't a thing anymore, This video may as well just be for the 2020 game
Dude ı can not change my engine mode at the old game there was a setting like fuel assit and I coudnt finf where to turm that off
Theres only standard this game following the real life rules
How do you move your hud to the middle??? Someone please help
Question, without using a headset how do I talk to the engineer? I can get the menu up but if I hit square again it switches the menu and hitting x to confirm doesn’t do anything
use the pad, down to go through options and right to select which one. May find it easier to edit the config so different button does it
Where do i find the assist settings i cant seem to find them?
The intro tho😫
How do you actually get to these assist settings I can’t see them from the main menu
Me neither
How do we do to don't have the green lights on the wheel ?
Which track is the best to start?
And what presetup is the best?
Just start at whichever track you like the look of the most and then just keep at it. Balanced is usually a great preset to start with but it is track dependent.
@@TraxionGG thanks a lot, I appreciate your tips!😉👏👌
I'm very bad at this game atm lol been playing for a few hours improving a bit
Same. Frustrating
Play alot of time trial. Helps alot
How do i change my driver name in career mode im a bit stuck
I still have no clue when I'm supposed to modify the Brake Bias and the Differential.
75%/56%, front aero lower than behind, camber max toe a little in front less in back, 3/4 suspension, up the stiffness to 7, rear stiffness lower, ride height 3/5, tires softer but not softest all the time like last games tweak tire pressure and aero per track
@@geert574 That's helpful, but I believe he was asking when to do that DURING a race.
Generally you shouldn’t need to change differential or brake bias during a race because the settings should be ok for the entire circuit. But if you keep going deep into a corner then increase brake bias, and the opposite if you lock up. If you find you’re slow out of a corner unlock the diff more but if you’re spinning out more then higher diff can help.
You don’t really mess with that much while in the middle of a race it’s mostly done on long straights that have either low or high speed corners coming up depending on the corner you adjust accordingly
tip number 1 : leave break assist on
tip number 2 : leave track line guide on
tip number 3 : ...
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that's not tips, that's parameters page tour ^^
the one thing i cant drive without is traction control :D everything else is off but that i cant turn off
kinda easy just watch your steering angle when you accellerate
@@DuckMix1 it was straight and i spin :D so no steering at all at the point of accelaration. and when i do the acel cautiously then i loose like 2 secodns per round
Any suggestions to get additional traction in the car setup? I'm running full traction control, copying top time trial setups, and still spinning out on some curbs or accelerating out of corners too often, wonder what things to change in setup to fix this
Curbs are fucked In this years game, recommend staying off them, maybe decrease tyre pressure on rears but watch out for increased wear and don’t full throttle out of corners put power on gradually. There’s a few tips that I can think of, hopefully this helps
Maybe change your differential adjustment on throttle to more locked. That will provide more outright traction but it will give you more tire wear than unlocked. Unlocked differential on throttle gives more gradual traction loss but is also gives less tire wear
@@qksf1645 that's the same differential you can adjust in the race right? If you just use directional pad. Put it on 100%
@@michaelpetrie1321 thanks
@@TheMainEvent2k no problem happy to help