One of the additions to F1 2019 that we loved the most was the inclusion of Formula 2, F1’s direct feeder series.
A three-race story that introduced not only new F1 drivers George Russell, Alex Albon, and Lando Norris to you but fictional rivals Devon Butler and Lukas Weber was an excellent addition to career mode.
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While we’d love there to be a standalone Formula 2 career mode, it’s more likely that we’d get a more in-depth introduction to the game than in 2019.
Let’s delve into what we could see when we pop F1 2020 in for the first time later this year.
Potentially great story
Even if it’s a cheesy plot, a consistent story through the game would huge upgrade on what we currently have in the F1 games. We’ve never truly had this, probably because the F1 drivers’ agents would kick up a fuss if their client was portrayed in a bad light.
Lukas Weber and Devon Butler should make a return and have a proper narrative throughout the game, not just until the point where you make the leap to F1.
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After you graduate to F1, the only real interaction you have with Butler and Weber is through press clippings, I’d be very disappointed if this was the case for F1 2020.
That being said, the cutscenes we had with Butler and Weber were good and I know I wasn’t alone in being nervous during that showdown in Abu Dhabi.
Personally, I’d like to see the F2 introduction expanded to a full Formula 2 season, not just 3 races. The length of the intro should be up to the player, though, as a full season could put off more inexperienced and casual gamers.
Set pieces like the engine issue in Spain and recovery drive in Austria should be a part of the intro as well, I found this to be excellently done in 2019.
Driver customisation
Players have been able to choose details such as the racing number and appearance of their driver for a few years now but Codies can and should take this a step further. Thanks to the interactions with the press, we can choose how our driver is perceived but there’s a lot more potential in this.
However, there is a lot more to a driver than how they are in the press, there’s also their background and personal life. I believe you should be able to choose where your driver has come from and I’m not referring to which country.
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It should be an option for you set how your driver has got on in their junior career so far in terms of both success and the expectations placed on your shoulders.
Are you the next Lewis Hamilton like George Russell is expected to be or a true underdog like Alex Albon? Do you hail from Monaco and have a former F1 driver as a father or live on a council estate and race using what little your parents can scrape together to go racing? You decide.
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This isn’t something that would be difficult to implement and it would add another layer to F1 2020’s career mode. It could change how both the press, fellow drivers and management treat you.
Codemasters have their F1 career mode almost perfected so it’d make sense for them to focus on expanding the F2 intro for F1 2020. There is a lot of potential here and Codies could go down any number of paths with regards to their plans.
