{"id":349504,"date":"2025-10-22T12:49:56","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T12:49:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2167250"},"modified":"2025-10-22T12:49:56","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T12:49:56","slug":"f1-2021-gets-its-first-major-update-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/f1-2021-gets-its-first-major-update-today\/","title":{"rendered":"F1 2021 gets its first major update today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/f1-2021-gets-its-first-major-update-today.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Following another enjoyably melodramatic weekend of racing &#8211; go Danny Ric! Go McLaren! And boooooooo Max! &#8211; the official game gets its first major update today, introducing the Portimao circuit alongside another few welcome features and additions. <\/p>\n<p>Also included in the update are the Aston Martin safety car that&#8217;s new for this year and sharing duties with the Mercedes-Benz AMG GT R. <\/p>\n<p>Portimao is a fairly new addition to the F1 calendar, the undulating Algarve International Circuit being ushered in as part of last year&#8217;s revised schedule. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-09-13-f1-2021-gets-its-first-major-update-today\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-09-13-f1-2021-gets-its-first-major-update-today\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following another enjoyably melodramatic weekend of racing &#8211; go Danny Ric! Go McLaren! And boooooooo Max! &#8211; the official game gets its first major update today, introducing the Portimao circuit alongside another few welcome features and additions. Also included in the update are the Aston Martin safety car that&#8217;s new for this year and sharing duties with the Mercedes-Benz AMG GT R. Portimao is a fairly new addition to the F1 calendar, the undulating Algarve International Circuit being ushered in as part of last year&#8217;s revised schedule. 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