F1 2011 Safety Car confirmed in F1 2011

[Ash Kendall]

...confirmed as in the game: https://twitter.com/#!/AndyGray_/status/103731022184714241

It also confirmed by Steve Hood immediately after (https://twitter.com/#!/T4RG4/status/103731250317111296)

I've always felt that F1 2010 had it's issues due to being a little rushed before release, mainly due to some of the odd performance issues (even on console), so I'm hoping that this hasn't caused any rushes that will allow more of those annoying bugs in.

I'm actually quite optimistic though. The engine was used in Dirt 3, so it's not been hammered together to work weather in, and there are new suspension, pit-lane and penalty systems. Oh, and supposedly improved AI. That at least ticks most of the boxes of issues from F1 2010.

 

[Mario Knezevic]

I kinda saw this coming. You know how Steve was always 'rejecting' questions about the Safety Car? If it wasn't on the game, they would have just said NO to the questions BUUT ANYWAY. Great news. I already pre-ordered it. Can't ****ing wait for it to come!

Haha, the AI faster on Catalunya. Making 2004. lap times. Haha.

 

[Dylan Hember]

The AI are faster as in F1 2010 there were abit slow. But they have changed how the Ai drive etc so the really quick guys on the game will be able to win at places like Catalunya. (I think)

 

[Mario Knezevic]

Yes. They said that the AI will make more smart decisions. I still hope that we can challenge the AI at Catalunya.

 

[Chris Howie]

cannot wait for f1 2011 now!!!

adds a whole new strategic side to the game as can use SC periods for pitstops if nearing end of tyre life etc & by the same token wreck it if you pit and it comes out straight after!!!

 

[Brain Baltussen]

and lets hope the sc will not pick up the wrong driver

 

[Scott Webber]

and lets hope the sc will not pick up the wrong driver

haha that's a good point you bring up... only time will tell

 

[Crawfy95]

Red Flags confirmed too!

 

[Bobby Englehart]

sounds awesome. hopefully well get local cautions or at least yellow flags that stay up for more than two seconds. but im happy with that.

also i heard the saftey car was trending on twitter. anybody know the hashtag?

 

[Wojciech Grabowski]

Now maybe making around 60 laps won't be so boring! But notice that in this season in real F1 safety car have aproached almost only in heavy rain... I hope there will be at least one per 2-3 races

Red Flag, mmm... switching tires and then winning like Vettel in Monako. That's it ^ ^

 

[OozyCrayfish]

does that mean in heavy rain we will get safety car starts now??

 

[KevinTheStig]

hey Kartik just to answer that 1 of 2 questions you asked i believe it might be out after the start with the fact of red flags

 

[KevinTheStig]

I Believe So

 

[Brain Baltussen]

i just can say just w8t for the game and we will see what the SC can do for us and iff everything can confirmed what we all expect it will be

 

[Terri Buenaflor]

Wake me up when mid september start

 

[Chris Jenkins]

What's the point in Red Flags? Surely that's just going to be annoying

 

[Brain Baltussen]

the red flag makes the game almost real!

 

[Chris Jenkins]

Yes but who wants red flag stoppages whilst playing a video game? :s

 

[Brain Baltussen]

why whant you 2 drive on full wett and spinning whole time you don't whant that so they stop the race?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=tB4TAaugjfg

whit sc

 

[Chris Jenkins]

Was never a problem in 2010 and I saw no need for Red Flags

 

[Chris Rees]

I cant see it being a regular occurance this red flag mallarchy. At first i was a bit anti the idea but if its used only on the very odd occasion like in real life then why not. If your aquaplanning around on standing water then why not have the red flag come out??