EA Sports F1 24: Everything You Need To Know

With the 2024 Formula One season in full swing, it was only inevitable that the new game would follow. Now, following the official confirmation of F1 24 earlier this year, we have our first trailer and a release date.

It’ll be the 15th consecutive Formula One game to come from Codemasters, now under the stewardship of EA Sports, when it arrives on 31 May. Here’s everything we know about it so far.

F1 24 game trailer and new features

There's a fair bit to unpack from this first trailer. We see plenty of real-life shots of cover star Max Verstappen mixed in with in-engine footage of the game. Unsurprisingly, it looks graphically similar to F1 23 just with the introduction of this season’s car. Bonus points for using Green Day’s Brain Stew, too.

The biggest change for F1 24 sounds like the new ‘EA Sports Dynamic Handling’ model, which promises to improve cornering, rolling resistance and brake pressure in the game as well as the cars responding better to ambient track changes and other variable conditions.

A revamped career mode features, allowing you to race as one of the existing 20 drivers on the 2024 grid, any driver in Formula 2 working through the ranks or even return as one of F1 2024's 'Icons'. Pastor Maldonado redemption arc inbound. A new reputation system has been introduced which will impact the contracts you're offered throughout your career as well as your impact on R&D. 

The F1 World game mode, which includes limited-time challenges and real-life scenarios, returns for a second season although it sounds like with no major changed.

We wouldn’t anticipate a new entry into the ‘Braking Point’ story mode series that appeared in the last title, with that second chapter following two years on from the first in F1 21. If another is to come, F1 25 is more likely.

F1 24 game release date and pre-order bonuses

Although Codemasters hasn’t revealed too much about F1 24 at this point, it has confirmed it will release on 31 May. That’ll make it the earliest-released F1 game from the studio, which has typically released recent titles in late June. F1 24 will be available on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X, S and One plus PC.

You can already pre-order the game, and those going for the Champions Edition will get a heap of bonuses for doing so.

You’ll gain immediate access to 2024 season liveries for the McLaren, Williams, Alpine and Haas in F1 23’s Time Trial mode plus three days early access to F1 24 ahead of its release. In the new game, you’ll also receive two new Icons to hire as teammates in career mode, along with 18,000 pitcoin - the game’s virtual currency - and a bunch of resources for F1 World car development.

If you’ve owned any previous F1 title since F1 2021, you’ll also be eligible for a 15 per cent discount on the new game.