<s>
F1	B-Application
2018	I-Application
is	O
the	O
official	O
video	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
2018	O
Formula	O
One	O
World	O
Championship	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Codemasters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
24	O
August	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
F1	B-Application
2018	I-Application
features	O
substantial	O
revisions	O
to	O
its	O
"	O
Career	O
Mode	O
"	O
compared	O
to	O
previous	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
F1	B-Application
2017	I-Application
introduced	O
a	O
detailed	O
progression	O
system	O
that	O
allowed	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
developing	O
the	O
engine	O
,	O
chassis	O
and	O
aerodynamics	O
of	O
their	O
car	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
simplified	O
in	O
F1	B-Application
2018	I-Application
as	O
Codemasters	O
 '	O
research	O
demonstrated	O
that	O
players	O
were	O
losing	O
interest	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
before	O
completing	O
the	O
car	O
's	O
development	O
cycle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
function	O
has	O
a	O
renewed	O
importance	O
in	O
F1	B-Application
2018	I-Application
as	O
teams	O
are	O
subject	O
to	O
rule	O
changes	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
each	O
championship	O
which	O
can	O
potentially	O
compromise	O
the	O
car	O
's	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
previous	O
titles	O
,	O
F1	B-Application
2018	I-Application
includes	O
"	O
Classic	O
Cars	O
"	O
,	O
these	O
being	O
Formula	O
One	O
cars	O
from	O
previous	O
seasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
the	O
Classic	O
Cars	O
that	O
were	O
featured	O
in	O
F1	B-Application
2017	I-Application
are	O
included	O
in	O
F1	B-Application
2018	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Hockenheimring	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
last	O
featured	O
in	O
F1	B-Application
2016	I-Application
,	O
made	O
its	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
widespread	O
criticism	O
of	O
a	O
qualifying	O
format	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
opening	O
rounds	O
of	O
the	O
2016	O
championship	O
,	O
the	O
Fédération	O
Internationale	O
de	O
l'Automobile	O
(	O
FIA	O
)	O
and	O
commercial	O
rights	O
holder	O
Liberty	O
Media	O
announced	O
plans	O
to	O
trial	O
regulation	O
changes	O
through	O
the	O
Formula	O
One	O
eSports	O
Series	O
,	O
which	O
debuted	O
in	O
2017	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
F1	B-Application
2017	I-Application
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
F1	B-Application
2018	I-Application
was	O
the	O
bestselling	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
on	O
sale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
sold	O
5,517	O
copies	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
