The shimmering neon of the Yas Viceroy hotel in Abu Dhabi, the towering lights of Singapore’s incredible night race and the sunset over Bahrain’s dusky desert; F1 2016 brings its circuits to life in a way no iteration has done previously, from the detail on the tarmac to the varying weather effects, where the rain is the best – and most ominous – it’s ever been. You’re even able to select the time of day for certain events, allowing you to see circuits like you’ve never seen them before – fancy an evening time-trial session around the sun-soaked Hungaröring? You can go do that.

It’s a game that feels fuller than ever, thanks in part to the return of that career mode. Here, the game lets you choose your own personal avatar – face, helmet and all – and the kind of career you want to participate in. You can choose whichever team you want to start in, too, as well as select which driver you’d like as your teammate. Start in an established top-tier team like Mercedes and you’ll race a two-season career with set objectives; start in a Manor and you’ll have a career of 7+ seasons with which to rise from the back of the grid, to a world championship win.