F1 2013

F1 2013 is a racing game which simulates the Formula 1 season 2013 and has the official license for courses, drivers and cars. It does not strive for 100% realism, but is still clearly more simulation than action. The game is largely identical to the predecessor F1 2012. As expected, the main meat of the game is the career mode in which the player character tries to become the best driver over a course of five seasons. Besides participating in full racing weekends, the player also receives specific challenges, reads emails and even can switch to another team. The other already known modes are the season challenge (shortened races; another driver is set as rival and the player can take his seat by beating him often enough), Grand Prix (back from F1 2011; allows for custom Grand Prix calenders), scenario mode (solving specific challenges; largely identical to the champions mode of F1 2012), time trial/time attack and the mandatory tutorial. Depending on the difficulty mode, time can be set back a few times to undo mistakes.