![]() The sky, too, looks almost photorealistic, especially when it's clouded over during the wet weather races. It's not just trackside objects that have been modelled in the game either, but the surrounding trees and buildings too, giving the game a real sense of depth. The cars accelerate away hard, making the most of Monza's long opening straight and within seconds the packed out grandstands make way for lush green trees that whizz past in a blur. One thing to note right from the off is that Formula 1 gives a tremendous feeling of speed, especially when racing from the in-car or first-person viewpoint. On the start line you have a few seconds to wallow in how detailed visuals are - the impossibly polished cars, heat distortion rising from the engines and the cardboard-looking crowd waving from the stands - before the starting lights go out and the race begins. As Quick Race was the only option available, there was no opportunity for us to improve our qualifying times and work our way up into pole position, so we started in the middle of the grid. Since we've already taken you around Indianapolis, we'll skip straight to the newest track, Monza, for the Italian leg of the F1 season. Although the front end is far from finished, with an intro sequence noticeably missing at present, official portraits for each of the drivers and outlines of the circuit you're about to race around really add to the authenticity of Formula 1. ![]() All of the drivers from the season that's just finished are in their too, with Alonso still driving for Renault and Michael Schumacher still battling to secure his eighth championship win. However, all 11 constructor teams from the 2006 season have been shore-horned into the game and each car has been accurately modelled on the real thing and decked out with all the correct sponsor logos. Only the Quick Race option worked in the build we played with Time Trial, Grand Prix Weekend, World Championship and Career modes greyed out. We've now taken a newer version of the game for a spin, which includes an additional track as well as the full roster of cars and drivers likely to feature in the final game, giving us a taste of what we can expect when it launches next year. ![]() ![]() ![]() When we last took Formula 1 for a test drive there was only a single circuit to race around and barely a handful of other options to get stuck into. ![]()
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