You can delve into the basic game settings straight away, although you have to start a quick race, a championship, or a session in career mode to be able to customise anything more about the game.

The menus are sleek and professional, which is what you would want to expect from a game about Formula One. I know that F1 2016 from last year is regarded as one of the best games in the series from Codemasters since they started developing them in 2010, but that’s the general consensus from players that I’ve gotten. Now I’m a fan of F1 and motorsports as a whole, but as I haven’t delved into a Codemasters’ F1 game since 2011 on the Xbox 360, I didn’t know what to expect compared to previous games. Manor Racing went into administration during the winter break, and new rule changes were brought in to make the cars faster and look more impressive for fans. This year is the first with new owners Liberty Media at the reigns, with Bernie Ecclestone being replaced as CEO of the group that manages the championship after being involved in the sport since the 1970s.

2017 has seen some new changes to the Formula One World Championship and the cars that make up the grid.

F1 2017 vs f1 2016 pc