Well this is good news, very good news.
After much trial and tribulation, it seems that the powers that be in the F1 world (or at least the powers that decides who makes the F1 racing games) has decided that Codemasters gets the contract. For years and years, it has been Sony’s gaming division, but a few months ago, rumors were flying hot and heavy that Sony was not happy. They were not happy with what the F1 guys were asking for the licensing fees, and, eventually, the contract went to Codemasters.
Codemasters has been producing driving games and near sims for a while now. They did a really nice rendition of the Le Mans 24 hours (one which could literally play for that length of time, with changing lighting conditions, unlike Gran Turismo) and they are also responsible for the WRC series of games (absolutely great physics engine in those) as well as Colin McRae and DiRT.
They will be utilizing the same game engine from the McRae/DiRT/WRC releases and, like their previous track efforts, the game will feature something which is absolutely necessary for a game to work (in my opinion): great AI opponents.
And even better, the game will be released in all formats, xBox, PS3 and PC.
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