Game news F1 24: Lando Norris (McLaren) gives his impressions as a driver and gamer on the EA Sports Formula 1 simulation
Lando Norris is one of the rare Formula 1 drivers to have snatched a pole position from Max Verstappen since the start of the circuit in 2024. Something he does first on F1 2024, new episode of F1 simulation from Electronic Arts, on which he gives some impressions.
F1 24: driver Lando Norris tries his hand at the game
Clearly, more and more Formula 1 drivers are taking to virtual circuits. While Charles Leclerc dominated his competitors on digital asphalt of Monaco a few days ago, it was also Lando Norris who tried his hand at F1 24. It was on the Quadrant channel, the driver’s equipment supplier, that the video (also available below) was posted line. And for 13 minutes, he returns to the new features of this new episode on the Formula 1 simulation from EA Sports.
In a driving simulator, the 24-year-old English driver confronted his racing “partners” by setting their virtual avatar to the maximum level. It is on the Silverstone circuit, in Great Britain where he is from, that he begins the festivities. During his first race, he declared that “the weather he does when he qualifies” will be the one he does in Miami. He then won by a quarter of a second ahead of Max Verstappen. “A first,” he said. A funny situation since the video was filmed before the Miami Grand Prix… to which he won with a lead of seven over the Dutchman. A chance that he will not have in the GP of Emilia-Romagna since he loses by seven hundredths.
“Better sensations in the rain”
Overall, Lando Norris repeatedly salutes the loyalty of F1 2024. During his crossing of the Silverstone circuit, he explains:
The Silverstone circuit is truly faithful to the one we use when we prepare for the race.
If he criticizes the position of the different buttons on his steering wheel, he emphasizes that its handling has been improved to control tire degradation, much more precise. And during these 13 minutes of video, it’s all about the rain on the Belgian circuit that he raves:
Membership was too high in the rain. Now it feels like it’s drifting all the time, it’s much more precise because that’s what you feel on the track. It’s something very difficult, the feeling of sliding. Manipulation very difficult to reproduce, when you attack the corners, when you control the slides.
Before, it was easy to lose control of the brakes. You need good control of the car, you need to be quite precise. It’s the same thing in a real car!
Furthermore, he is also surprised to see that his own voice was recorded for the game. And amusingly, he points out that “Verstappen doesn’t celebrate like that”. It’s up to him to show his way of celebrating on Sunday, during the final race of the Monaco Grand Prix. Otherwise, it will have to be done in F1 2024, which is scheduled for release on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox Series, Xbox One on May 31.