F1 2021 has encountered a few issues since its recent release into the gaming community.

The virtual racing series released its 11th game under the Codemasters umbrella alongside American giants EA for the first time since 2003. Despite its huge promotion with several celebrities in an inaugural online race before this year's British Grand Prix, the same has encountered issues.

Many players have been complaining about bugs and glitches which has significantly affected the smooth running of gameplay, particularly on next-gen consoles PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S where extra features have been added to provide low latency.

In light of F1 2021's first patch that was announced recently, the developers have revealed they have had to make a "difficult decision" to combat this.

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F1 2021 was officially released on 16th July 2021.