Introducing Portimao in F1® 2021

Before F1^® 2021’s release, we revealed that we would be adding three circuits: Portimao, Imola, and Jeddah as free post-launch updates. Today, Portimao will be fully playable for all players in F1^® 2021, and we’ll tell you everything you need to know about the Portuguese circuit, and how you can explore it for yourself in game.

See everything that will be available from today and coming in the months ahead in our trailer:

The Autodromo Internacional do Algarve, otherwise known as Portimao, sits just half an hour outside the city of its namesake. It’s a track well-known for its elevation changes, boasting 15 truly glorious corners to race around.

While Valtteri Bottas put his Mercedes on pole in this year’s Portuguese Grand Prix, it was a decisive victory for Lewis Hamilton, who took the chequered flag a full 29 seconds before second-place Max Verstappen crossed the line.

Aside from some winter testing in 2008/09, last year’s Grand Prix was Formula 1^®’s first race at Portimao, though some drivers on the grid have raced here earlier in their careers. Now it’s time for you to put the pedal to the metal on the Portuguese circuit.

Once you’ve downloaded the update, Portimao will be available for you to race in Time Trial, Grand Prix, Real-Season Start, and online. If you’re in the middle of a Career save, you won’t need to start again to experience Portimao. Whether in My Team, or Driver Career, it will appear for selection in your next season. Brand-new Career saves will have Portimao available from the start.

That’s not all that’s available in F1^® 2021 from today. Read more about the Aston Martin Safety Car and performance update right here.

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