Evolution of Cockpit View in F1 Racing Games (1997 - 2024)

F1 24 is being released this week and one track that got an update in the new game is Spa, home of the Belgian Grand Prix and the infamous Eau Rouge corner. Here you can see this iconic corner being taken in cockpit view in over 30 different official Formula 1 video games, from Sony's 1997 PS1 game all the way to the brand new F1 24 by Codemasters. Enjoy the show!

Timeline:
0:00 Formula 1 97 (PS1)
0:16 Formula 1 98 (PS1)
0:32 Formula One 99 (PS1)
0:50 F1 World Grand Prix (PS1, 1999)
1:10 F1 2000 (PS1)
1:25 F1 Racing Championship (PS1, 2000)
1:42 Formula One 2000 (PS1)
2:00 F1 Championship Season 2000 (PS1)
2:15 Formula One 2001 (PS1)
2:29 F1 2001 (PS2)
2:48 F1 2002 (PS2)
3:06 Formula One 2002 (PS2)
3:24 Grand Prix Challenge (PS2, 2002)
3:42 Formula One 04 (PS2)
3:57 Formula One 05 (PS2)
4:13 F1 2009 (PSP)
4:28 F1 2010 (PC)
4:44 F1 2011 (PC)
4:59 F1 2012 (PC)
5:16 F1 2013 (PC)
5:33 F1 2014 (PC)
5:50 F1 2015 (PC)
6:06 F1 2016 (PC)
6:21 F1 2017 (PC)
6:37 F1 2018 (PC)
6:53 F1 2019 (PC)
7:08 F1 2020 (PC)
7:23 F1 2021 (PC)
7:38 F1 22 (PC)
7:53 F1 23 (PC)
8:08 F1 24 (PC)

The Eau Rouge is one of the most famous corners in motorsport, with its insane elevation taken at high speed while cornering. It is also featured in a ton of official Formula 1 games, as the Belgian Grand Prix has been part of the F1 calendar in most of the past 30 years.

For this F1 game evolution video series I looked at more than 40 different games that were released on PlayStation systems and 31 of them made it into this particular video.

Many of you will know the annual F1 games by Codemasters that have been released on PC, PlayStation and Xbox since 2010 but there were also many official F1 games before that.

The first F1 game by Codemasters actually came out in 2009 already but it was exclusive to Wii and PSP. And in 2000-2003 there were multiple official games per year, with EA's F1 series and Sony's Formula One series competing against each other.

Note that the PS1, PS2 and PSP games are played via emulator, which improves their resolution but can lead to some texture bugs that wouldn't happen on actual hardware, especially with the PS2 games, so keep that in mind when judging the look of the games in the video.

Which Formula 1 games have you played yourself and which ones were your favorites? Share your personal thoughts and stories about F1 games in the comments. And what do you think about the different cockpit view cameras throughout the years?

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Disclaimer: As part of the EA Creator Network I was given free access to the games from 2020 to 2024. #EAPartner