A virtual Formula One racing app

3D Formula1 : Car Racing Game is a free game themed around the thrills of Formula 1 racing. Push on the peddle and steer your car to the finish line, but watch out for the sharp curves that might lose you the race.

The app differs from more cartoonish racing titles like Angry Birds Go! This is because it aims for a broadly realistic racing experience, similar to F1 Legends. The game even uses real racing photographs on its main menu.

Compete for the prize

When you begin playing 3D Formula1 : Car Racing Game, you will have access to one car and one racetrack. The game turns out to be a simple treatment of Formula 1 without much in the way of unusual features. The object is simply to beat your rivals to the end of the track, thereby earning virtual money for unlockables.

Choose from three cars

A total of three cars are available in the game: Cheetah, Thunder and Storm. All have the same design but different paint jobs. They also have different attributes in terms of top speed, acceleration, handling and breaking. Cheetah, the car you start with, is the weakest in these areas. The superior cars need large sums of virtual cash to unlock.

Tight controls

3D Formula1 : Car Racing Game has extremely tight controls, and a tiny push to the left or right can send you colliding into a wall. Outstripping your rivals is itself easy enough. The real challenge is in navigating the sharper turns.

Unlocking features takes time

Players might get impatient with 3D Formula1 : Car Racing Game’s unlockables. For example, the second track requires 8,000 coins. That means you’ll need to complete the first track at least eight times before you can move on. Meanwhile, extra cars cost even more. The game gets repetitive long before you can try out new areas because of this.