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F1 2016 Nyyyyyyyommming By On August 19th

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F1 2016 [official site] will arrive on August 19th, smack bang in the middle of the current Formula 1 racing season, Codemasters announced today. That means you could play along with a fair few races while watching them on television, I suppose. You'd get to tell your mates "Well, actually, I had the fastest time in the Japanese Grand Prix but due to a minor technicality..." then trail off as you turn away to sip your drink.

For now, you can check out two new gameplay videos with professional racers taking a flying lap round F1 2016's recreation of the European Grand Prix's Baku street circuit:

Here's Daniel Ricciardo of Red Bull Racing having a crack, talking about which bits of the new circuit in Azerbaijan look fun:

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While Jolyon Palmer of Renault Sport is a bit more practical:

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So what's new in this year's instalment? Beyond new cars, circuits, teams and whatnot, F1 2016 is introducing a new career mode and bringing back the safety car (the 'racedad', if you want to get technical) and virtual safety car (disappointingly just a dashboard display).

"Flying lap" sounds like a cracking way to swear politely. Hey kids: tell your headteacher you don't give a flying lap what they think, then smugly insist they can't punish you because actually it was a compliment - you were saying they're so good at driving they could be a professional racer. Just remember that this dangerous game means you can't object if they call you a right little James Hunt.

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Alice has been playing video games since SkiFree and writing about them since 2009, with nine years at RPS. She enjoys immersive sims, roguelikelikes, chunky revolvers, weird little spooky indies, mods, walking simulators, and finding joy in details. Alice lives, swims, and cycles in Scotland.

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