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October 18, 2024

Well hello there, we haven't really gone

...but these aren't probably the news you've been waiting for. We're all alive and well, just in a different era of our lives. We have a long history of promising new releases and not fulfilling those promises, the only thing that's changed is we now blame our children for spending little time in GP4. I think that's progress, in the grand scheme of things! But we're still doing GP4 stuff, just not talking much about it. Some experiments, some collaborations, some succeded, some failed. Please do check our partner sites listed on the right side of your screen if you haven't already - a lot, and I mean A LOT of good stuff have been released there recently.

We were reminiscing about this blog's early days, when it worked more as a proper blog and we would write about whatever was fresher in our minds, like every swing in the 2008 championship battle between Massa and Hamilton. Geez, that's more than 15 years already, we're getting older and there's no helping it. In a way, this post is a throwback to those days. No special care in each word for the sake of the F1virtual "brand", just letting out what's currently on our minds. Maybe we should do more of those. Finally, not to keep hopes low, we're still at it, like slow Sauber with zero points waiting for the Audi rebrand, maybe? All we know is we're not planning on changing names.

(Olá, não fomos embora), mas esta provavelmente não é a notícia que vocês estão esperando. Estamos todos vivos e bem, apenas em uma era diferente da vida. Já temos um longo histórico de prometer novos lançamentos e não cumprir, a única mudança é que agora culpamos nossos filhos por passar pouco tempo com o GP4. E acho que no panorama geral, isso é progresso! Mas ainda estamos fazendo coisas para o GP4, apenas falando pouco sobre isso. Algumas experiências, algumas colaborações, umas funcionaram, umas falharam. Por favor confirarm nossos sites parceiros listados na parte direita da tela, se ainda não conhece - muita coisa, e eu enfatizo MUITA COISA boa foi lançada lá recentemente.

Estávamos aqui olhando os anos iniciais do blog com um olhar nostálgico, quando funcionava mais como um blog propriamente e escrevíamos o que estivesse fresco em nossas mentes, como as idas e vindas do campeonato de 2008 entre Massa e Hamilton. Uau, faz mais de 15 anos já, estamos ficando velhos e sobre isso nada pode ser feito. De certa maneira, essa postagem é uma lembrança daqueles dias. Sem cuidado especial com o que escrever pensando na "marca" F1virtual, só deixando sair o que está nas nossas cabeças. Talvez devêssemos fazer mais desses. Por último, para não deixar as esperanças morrerem, ainda estamos nessa, talvez como a Sauber lenta e sem nenhum ponto esperando virar Audi? Tudo que sabemos é que não está nos planos mudar de nome.

July 18, 2023

Monaco 2019 preview

Hi all, we'd like to share some progress pictures for Monaco 2019.

This project has been in development for a long time and progress is slow, but it's still ongoing and we hope to share this track with you later this year.

The 2019 Mod used in these screenshots is available here.

December 12, 2022

F1virtual statement on sales of GP4 mods and add-ons

Geoff Crammond's Grand Prix 4 has now surpassed 20 years from its initial launch, yet mods and add-ons keep being published to this day, such as those we share here at F1virtual. While most of the community is happy to share their modifications free of charge, it is not rare to find those works for sale under various means.

It is widely known that Grand Prix 4 is not an easy game to customize by modern standards, and buying ready-to-play packages can seem attractive to some users. However, those packages are often compiled without consent from the original authors of each individual modification (car, skin, track, etc.) and frequently those individual items are maliciously altered in order to hide the fact that the seller is not the author and that there is no such consent.

We at F1virtual are aware that some add-on packages available for sale include tracks freely available at our website, modified or not. We strongly discourage buying such packages. F1virtual does not authorize the sale of its works in any form, modified or not; and F1virtual is not associated in any way with people who sell those packages, nor receives any share of profit from the sales.

Our work at F1virtual is a work of pure passion for the game, done in the free time of each of the various people involved. It has always been and it will always be available for everyone free of charge, without any form of restriction.

August 26, 2022

Circuit Zandvoort 2021 - Alpha Version

The work-in-progress tracks released for the Time Trial League are back, this time it's Zandvoort just in time for the Grand Prix week.

Zandvoort Circuit
Circuit Zandvoort
Version Release Date Download
2021 Alpha Aug 26th, 2022 Download

May 01, 2022

Shanghai International Circuit 2017 - Beta Version

The streak of previously unreleased tracks continues, this time it's the 2017 version of Shanghai in its current Beta state.

The Chinese Grand Prix was supposed to return to the Formula One calendar this April, but current circumstances meant its slot went to Imola instead.

Expect another nearly-finished track to drop later this next month year, you can probably guess which one :)

Shanghai International Circuit
Shanghai International Circuit
Version Release Date Download
2017 Beta May 1st, 2022 Download

April 04, 2022

Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit 2017+2022 - Beta Version

It's race week and is there a better time to release a new/old track? Or both at once?

First is the nearly-finished, previously unreleased 2017 Melbourne. Second is the same track... but with the 2022 layout!

This is an early effort to make the new layout available for the Time Trial League, and some things are very provisional considering we haven't seen the real track in action yet. Forgive us for the odd graphical bug or missing object in this version :)

Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit
Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit
Version Release Date Download
2017 Beta Apr 4th, 2022 Download

Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit
Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit
Version Release Date Download
2022 Beta Apr 4th, 2022 Download

March 24, 2022

Jeddah Corniche Circuit 2021 - Alpha Version

The second of the Time Trial League tracks, here's an early version of the Jeddah Corniche Circuit.

This version is based on the 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, and doesn't include the 2022 changes to some walls and the last corner.

Jeddah Corniche Circuit
Jeddah Corniche Circuit
Version Release Date Download
2021 Alpha Mar 23rd, 2022 Download

March 13, 2022

2022 GP4 Time Trial League (F1virtual and friends) - Sakhir

Hello all, we're organizing a hotlap league for GP4 following the 2022 Formula One season. Several unfinished tracks which will be used on the competition will also be made available to the public, starting with Sakhir.

This version includes a 100% remade layout based on much more accurate data than the previously released versions.

If you want to race, please refer to this topic on grandprixgames.org for more information.

Bahrain International Circuit
Bahrain International Circuit
Version Release Date Download
2021 Alpha Mar 13th, 2022 Download

October 01, 2021

Istanbul 2011 - beta 3 update

Once more by user request, we are releasing another small update to our Istanbul 2011. This update adds the rookie ideal line (F5 key).

 

Istanbul Park
Istanbul Park
Version Release Date Download
2011 Beta 3 Sep 30th, 2021 Download