F1 2009 positioned on November grid

By Robert Purchese Published 2 October, 2009

Codemasters pressing the Button.

Codemasters has slapped a 20th November date on PSP and Wii racing game F1 2009.

The announcement arrives as real-life driver Jensen Button attempts to seal the real-life F1 2009 title this weekend in Japan.

To mark the occasion, Codemasters has raced around F1 2009 on the Japanese Suzuka circuit while recording a film and taking some pictures. Those you can find in our F1 2009 gallery.

The Wii version of F1 2009, remember, comes with a plastic Wiimote-holder peripheral. It looks authentic.

F1 2009 is Codemasters' first attempt at the official licence since acquiring the rights last May. We had a go with the Wii and PSP game earlier in the year - check out our hands-on piece for a full analysis.

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Comments (33) Latest comment 2 years ago

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  • tanithfirst #1 2 years ago

    Shame we have to wait until next year for the 360 version... Specially as a lot of the racing regulations are gonna change next year and the game will probably only include the rules from this year. Be great if they could do a 2010 edition with all the new rules and with the drivers/teams correct for the 2010 season, instead of being out of date by a year. Go Jenson!! :)
    Edited by 1 at 02/10/09 @ 14:27

  • Darren #2 2 years ago

    Strange how the Wii version has been given priority over the PC, 360 or PS3 versions. Somehow I find it hard to believe that that many Wii owners will be that interested in F1 and that it will only sell in large numbers on the more powerful systems. Did DiRT 2 do very well on the Wii? I know it got some scathing reviews but Wii owners don't tend to pay much attention to those anyway.

  • sharky_ob #3 2 years ago

    What's changing in the regs next year apart from the teams agreeing not to use KERS? The biggest change will be the number of cars on the grid and the new teams. I'd be surprised if they can up the car count from 20 to 26 in an engine that must have been designed around 20.

  • tachometer #4 2 years ago

    Codemustards and F1? A match made in hell!
    I can't imagine how poorly they're going to coblle their DIRT/GRID engine to the side of the F1 Idiotcircus.

  • Flying_Pig #5 2 years ago

    This game could really push my Button.

    Alonso be interested to see how the PSP and PS3 version differ, or Webber the PSP is a 'lite' version?

    I Vettel Codemasters make a good job of this. They're legends, and GRID was ace.

    /Expects lots of negative Karma :)

  • Cadence #6 2 years ago

    ^^ LOL, nice one.

  • altitude2k #7 2 years ago

    @Flying_Pig

    I'll give you a +1 for the effort.

  • wowami #8 2 years ago

    @ the pig +1

    /offtopic
    Does Eurogamer hold a global + - figure for these comments.
    Would be interesting to see the username leaderboard and whose winning(losing)

  • JahB #9 2 years ago

    Strange how the Wii version has been given priority over the PC, 360 or PS3 versions.

    it doesn't have priority, but a much, much shorter development cycle. knowing codies, the extra year will be well worth the wait

  • jim1975 #10 2 years ago

    @sharky

    biggest change is no re-fueling during the race

  • sharky_ob #11 2 years ago

    Oh yeah, so it is!!

  • Jay-ITFC #12 2 years ago

    OP the majority of rule changes were last year. Next year is more of the same with no re-fueling at pitstops (they are still stopping for tyres) and FOTA opting to abandon KERS. Throw in a few driver moves and new teams but otherwise it's as you were.

    Can't wait for next-gen F1 on 360/PS3...

    *drools*

  • jonthepymm #13 2 years ago

    With only 3 of the 13 teams keeping the same driver lineup for next year it's all change really.

  • Bremenacht #14 2 years ago

    You stole that button pun from the forum, you cheeky fellow.

  • M4RKYB #15 2 years ago

    Regarding the no fueling at pit stops, the cars are going to need to have a longer wheelbase to accommodate the larger full tanks, which means a new car basically, so major change. It could end up replicating this season with regards to some teams making better design choices than others and bending some rules to their advantage. It also means that that first corner pile-ups could be interesting with all that extra fuel/weight being carried.

  • kentmonkey #16 2 years ago

    It's got a game destroying bug that makes it crash and it's most noticeable when cornering. Apparently a patch will be released just after launch to correct the Piquet bug.
    Edited by 1 at 02/10/09 @ 15:51

  • rhubarbandcustard #17 2 years ago

    The F1 game released on the PS3 a couple of years ago still gets played by me on a lazy Sunday afternoon. Didn't review too well at the time, but I think its a cracking effort.

    An F1 game using Codemasters awesome graphics engine, assuming its the same one used in Dirt and Grid, will look gorgeous.

    Just a shame real life F1 is so shit these days.

    Lewis Hamilton - wanker extraordinaire.

  • Double0_Jensen #18 2 years ago

    Oi! It's Jenson Button! Crikey, getting our spellings mixed up really grinds my gears...

  • Miths #19 2 years ago

    "The Guys n Girls behind Gran Turismo should be given the PS3 F1 contract"

    Estimated release date: December 2018 :p

  • Katsumoto #20 2 years ago

    @Flying_Pig - brilliant stuff!

    I bet codies were really racing against the Glock to get this out before Christmas.

    ...

  • Double0_Jensen #21 2 years ago

    This article certainly piquet my interest in the game, that's for schuey.

  • Flying_Pig #22 2 years ago

    @ Katzumoto - nice!

    I Trulli hope they make the most of this opportunity - We all know how Piquet F1 fans can be!

    :)

  • drewster #23 2 years ago

    looks good but not sure webber to wait for PS3 version. ;)

  • kentmonkey #24 2 years ago

    It's from Codemasters, we all know it'll be Badoer
    Edited by 1 at 02/10/09 @ 16:51

  • jebus #25 2 years ago

    @tachometer Codemustards and F1? A match made in hell!
    I can't imagine how poorly they're going to coblle their DIRT/GRID engine to the side of the F1 Idiotcircus.

    Why - I imagine they will do a pretty good job of it. Probably as good as Sony, if not better.

  • Kill_Crazy #26 2 years ago

    If Bernie gets his way it'll be on a medal scoring system next year.

  • Bremenacht #27 2 years ago

    Ha! F1 Achievements:

    Fix a race: 100pts
    Have team orders set in your favour : 50pts
    Have rival team specs emailled to you by dodgy engineer: 50 pts
    Have Bernie give your team preferential treatment: 200 pts
    Obtain FIA make nice 'suits you sir' punishment when all the above is discovered: priceless achievement unlocked

  • Bremenacht #28 2 years ago

    xXx_Alonso#1_xXx has unlocked 'fat contract'

  • LaundroMat #29 2 years ago

    /reminisces about F1GP on the Amiga and hopes for an F1 game he'll be sinking as much time in.

    Or, better not actually. I'm pretty sure I lost a year in school due to F1GP.

  • T4RG4 #30 2 years ago

    Same here!

  • KDR_11k #31 2 years ago

    Strange how the Wii version has been given priority over the PC, 360 or PS3 versions. Somehow I find it hard to believe that that many Wii owners will be that interested in F1 and that it will only sell in large numbers on the more powerful systems.

    Wii owners are average joes and those LOVE racing, especially F1.

    Did DiRT 2 do very well on the Wii? I know it got some scathing reviews but Wii owners don't tend to pay much attention to those anyway.

    They do pay attention to their friends saying a game sucks or rocks though and that appears to be a strong influence on Wii sales. One casual buys Dirt 2, sees that it sucks, tells all his friends who tell their friends and so on.

  • Stegofreak #32 2 years ago

    An interesting prospect. Odds of Codmasters slipping in their 'rewind' feature into the new F1 games? Could ruin it but there were manys a time in previous F1 games that I wished I could retry a corner after an overly ambitions overtaking manouver.

    Also, hope they do something to level the playing field in 'wet' races. I've always found myself lapping much faster than the AI in them.

    Oh! And some good damage moddling would be nice.

  • WJF #33 2 years ago

    'Have Bernie give your team preferential treatment: 200 pts'

    Isn't that unlocked by picking Ferrari?