F1 2016 is a which is based on the and was developed by , published by Codemasters, distributed by in North America and in Japan. The game was released on 19 August for , and . The game was also released for , and on 10 November. A Mac version by was released on 6 April 2017.Players are able to play a revised career mode consisting of ten full seasons rather than five seasons in previous games. The game included the twenty-one circuits from the 2016 season and in-game commentary from and . The game also featured all eleven teams and twenty-two drivers competing in the championship, including the return of , and the brand-new team. was however not included, as he did not replace until the game's pre-release development had ended.
Players were also able to choose the time of day that a race takes place,customise helmet designs and choose a race number for career mode. The returned, with the mechanics related to it revised, while the Virtual Safety Car was introduced, as well as manual starts, manual pit lane entry and (for the first time in a game) the . The research and development aspect of the game was revised to allow players a greater degree of control over the performance of the car. The teams have a perception of the player, which decreases with bad results and increases with good results. The player will be fired or demoted if the perception goes too low, and will be promoted if the perception goes too high. Online lobbies are expanded to allow for twenty-two car grids.
