"We are delighted to announce this multi-year licence deal with F1. F1 is one of the most popular global sporting franchises in the world, and we believe the combination of the F1 brand together with our extensive experience in management games will deliver fantastic game experiences to a wide and varied audience around the world."​

"We have achieved great success with our own IP and are proven development and publishing partners for the highest profile third party IP. Both original and licensed IP will continue to be important as we grow and nurture our portfolio."​

It has been a long, long time since we last had an official management videogame for Formula One racing - even if Motorsport Manager gave a it a valiant try with their unlicensed 2014 effort, so anticipation of this new release is sure to be high amongst fans of Grand Prix racing.Choosing Frontier Developments is also a wise choice, the British studio have already well established itself in the management simulation marketplace with such titles such as Planet Zoo and Planet Coasters, as well as the popular Elite Dangerous space simulation.Frontier Developments CEO David Braben said:The deal is reportedly to cover up to four seasonal licensed products, depending on financial and performance criteria being met, and the new IP is not expected to interfere with the current multi-year deal held by Codemasters to produce licensed F1 racing games.Roll on 2022!