F1 2018 review – thrillingly close to the real thing

This year's official Formula One game is the closest yet to the real racing driver experience. You'll even need to brush up on your TV interview technique

Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC; Codemasters

Turning the pinnacle of the motorsports world into an annual video game used to be a thankless task: an ever-changing track roster and the need to ensure that every virtual advertising hoarding corresponded to its real-life counterpart used to mean that a given year's Formula One game would come out only when the season was ending. But this year's F1 game from British developer Codemasters conveniently arrives during the sport's mid-season break.