We go through what arrived in the new F1 2021 free update.
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Codemasters and Electronic Arts have announced the new F1 2021 patch notes, featuring the free Portimao track, and an F1 2021 safety car update. Moreso, Codemasters revealed the next few months of content updates for F1 2021, featuring a new Jeddah circuit, among other free content updates.
The home of the Portuguese Grand Prix is in F1 2021. The F1 2021 Portimao content update launches on September 13 at 10 BST, bringing with it a whole new circuit for your to race on. The Autodromo Internacional do Algarve’s (otherwise known as Portimao) inclusion in the game marks the very recent history it has made on F1. The Portimao circuit only joined the F1 racing league a year ago, and Lewis Hamilton recently made history on the circuit with his victory back in May. Bow players get to see the track for the first time on an F1 game.
The F1 2021 Portimao is available and is free to all players as long as they have downloaded the new update. The circuit is available in the Time Trial, Grand Prix, and Real Season Start modes. If you are part way through a season, you will be able to play the Portimao track so you can keep going and experience the track authentically. You can find more on the Portimao patch notes here.
The Mercedes AMG is not the only safety car in F1 2021. The recent P2 2021 patch notes include the green Aston Martin Vantage at the following circuits:
Furthermore, the performance of the safety cars is now much better. The changes in the safety cars also come with a time trial leaderboard reset to reflect the new nature of the safety cars. Moreso, the F1 2021 patch notes detail very minor tweaks to handling to remove an unrealistic low-speed cornering mechanic in the game. You can read more on the Aston Martin update here.
The F1 2021 new patch notes also reveal that there is a new free trial for F1 2021. The new Free Trials is available for Xbox and PlayStation consoles right now. The F1 2021 free trial includes the first two chapters of Braking Point or play the Monza Grand Prix as a driver for one of tour favorite brands. PC does not include the new free trial, but there is a discount on the game. You can find out if you can run F1 2021 here.
The F1 2021 patch notes also reveal the next few months of free content updates. The new mini roadmap for F1 2021 from September 13, 2021, includes:
October 2021
November 2021
Jeddah Street Circuit is getting the exact treatment as the new F1 2021 Portimao patch notes. The race will make its way to F1 2021 sometime in November. You will more likely find the F1 2021 patch notes much closer to the time on the F1 2021 website. If you are interested in any of those content updates.
