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MagicBoy said:
Are Cosworth developing a 2014 engine?
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Nope. They can't afford to.

Anyway, on cheerier news.

Williams have decided to replace their formerly banned from FIA sanctioned motorsport for bringing the sport into disrepute tech boss, Mike Coughlan with, formerly banned from FIA sanctioned motorsport for bringing the sport into disrepute, tech boss, Pat Symonds. :D

Lets just hope that Williams checks all Coughlan's personal possessions on the way out of the factory. ;)

I suppose it makes Symonds job easier too, won't have to tell Maldonado to crash. ;)
 
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F1 2013 to feature "classic mode". Cars from 80s and 90s.

F1 Fanatic said:
Classic mode

Yes, the fans’ most requested feature – classic grand prix cars – is the major new addition to the official F1 game series for this year. And Codemasters envisage it being a much more extensive offering than what was found in previous official games which included older cars, such as Sony’s 2007 release Formula One: Championship Edition.

Instead of throwing random cars from F1 history into the game Codemasters have focused on two decades that will likely strike the most nostalgic chords with their target audience – the eighties and nineties.

The Classic mode is split between the two decades and allows players to jump behind the wheel of five classic cars from the eighties and nineties. The first batch of cars includes the 1988 Lotus 100T (pictured top), Williams cars such as Alan Jones’s FW07 and some yet-to-be-announced Ferraris. Screenshots also suggest the 1988 Williams-Judd FW12 will feature.

A further six classic Williams and Ferrari cars from the nineties are on offer including Nigel Mansell’s 1992 championship winning FW14B, Damon Hill’s FW18 from 1996 and the Ferrari F399 as driven by Eddie Irvine to the runner-up spot in 1999. Advertising restrictions mean they are depicted in non-tobacco liveries.

While some may have hoped for a greater number and wider variety of vehicles, that will likely be forgotten once players reintroduce these retired greats to the race track once again. And with classic cars come classic circuits as Codemasters will include fully modelled retro versions of Jerez, Brands Hatch, Imola and Estoril to drive in the game – all in their classic 1980s and 1990s glory without a single chicane, tarmac run-off or DRS zone in sight.


With fat tyres, less aerodynamic efficiency and – in some cases – screaming turbo engines, the classics are tremendous fun and require real roughneck driving to lower lap times. The FW07B and 100T can be thrown into the corners like over-sized, over-powered go-karts as you feel the car starting to slide at the limit of adhesion. While the FW14B has all the phenomenal mechanical grip and stability you’d expect from a car famed for its advanced active suspension system. Hanging a Lotus 100T on the ragged edge through the high-speed turns of pre-chicane Jerez bathed in beautiful lighting with the whine of the turbo engine as it kicks through the gears is immensely satisfying.

The Classic mode is littered with small touches that will no doubt be appreciated by hardcore F1 fans. The heads-up display for the eighties cars has been redesigned to reflect the basic yellow graphics overlay from F1 broadcasts of the time (if you’ve seen the film Senna you’ll recognise them). The HUD for nineties cars has been designed as a homage to the blue and yellow overlay graphics that were used in FOM’s digital coverage of the sport from the late 1990s to 2002.

Each car has a unique tachometer, working cockpit views with basic LED rev counters and both gear and brake-balance changing animations. While the 2013 cars sit in modern pit areas with laptops and monitors on the main home screen, enter Classic mode and the cars sit in old-style garages surrounded by toolboxes. Players will also be introduced to the mode in a series of videos narrated by the iconic voice of Murray Walker, which adds immensely to its nostalgic appeal.

But the best news about the Classic mode isn’t that players will get to drive the cars – but that they’ll also get to race them. Properly. All cars can be raced in a variety of modes, both online and offline, including Grand Prix mode, Quick Race, in a custom championship as well as in online and split-screen multiplayer.

One disappointing limitation is that players are forbidden from mixing cars from different eras – so no pitting a Williams FW07 against an FW14B or this year’s Ferrari against its 1999 ancestor. However players will be able to drive and race any car – 1980s, 1990s and 2013 – on any circuit, modern or classic.

The identities of several famous past racers also appear: Nigel Mansell, Mario Andretti and Gerhard Berger are the first of ten Formula One greats who players can race against in 1980s cars while Alain Prost, David Coulthard, Jacques Villeneuve and Eddie Irvine have been announced as the first confirmed drivers in 1990s cars. Expect more big names to be announced as the game nears its autumn release.

In a first for Codemasters’ F1 titles, this year’s game will be released in two editions. The standard version will include the 1980s cars plus Jerez and Brands Hatch circuits, with the 1990s cars, Imola and Estoril available to purchase via download after release. F1 2013 Classic Edition features all the classic cars and tracks.

http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2013/07/15/f1-2013-ps3-xbox-360-pc-codemasters-first-play/
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I've highlighted the best bits :)

If Codemasters can sort out the bugs, this could be the best F1 game since F1 97 on the PS.
 
Mostly Epic.

Lotus 100T was a bit of a dog. Guess they picked it to pair up with the '88 Williams. I'd far rather get a 86/87 Lotus, Williams or McLaren with big boost. :D
 
Vettel drives ‘Mario Kart’ in soapbox race :D:D:D

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Video here
http://www.redbullracing.com/cs/Satellite/en_INT/Article/Super-Seb--021243355294005
 
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