F1 game crashes are really annoying, especially if they happen all of a sudden and there’s no error message to give you more clues as to why that happened.
Second, F1 crashing on your device is a game breaking problem because, well, it leaves you unable to play your favorite game. And fixing it becomes an urgent matter.
Why does F1 keep crashing? There are multiple possible reasons that may explain why F1 crashes:
- Your device does not meet the system requirements to run the game
- You’re running outdated graphics drivers
- Other programs are blocking the game
- Some of the game files got corrupted.
F1 recommended specs
Make sure your PC meets the recommended specs for running F1:
- CPU: Intel Core i5 9600K / AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
- RAM: 16 GB
- OS: Windows 10
- VIDEO CARD: NVIDIA GTX 1660 Ti / AMD RX 590 & DirectX12
- DEDICATED VIDEO RAM: 6144 MB
- SOUND CARD: DirectX compatible card
- FREE DISK SPACE: 80 GB
PIXEL SHADER: 5.1 - VERTEX SHADER: 5.1
If your devices meets only the minimum requirements, you may be able to launch and play the game, but the chances of experiencing various glitches and errors are pretty high.
If you’re running an old Windows version on an old computer, your video card and CPU are a few generations too far back and this might be the root cause of the problem. Looks like it’s time to get a new computer.
How To Fix F1 Crashes
Fix 1 – Restart everything
Restart your PC, modem and router. This simple, yet efficient method can help you to quickly fix memory issues that might have clogged up your machine.
If your network devices are the ones that got clogged up because it’s been a while since you last restarted or unplug them, then we suggest to go directly to the hard solution and completely unplug the AC cord of your modem/ router.
Check if the game still crashes after you restarted everything.
Fix 2 – Stop overclocking your device
Now, if you’re overclocking your CPU or GPU, disable your overclocking software as this might be putting too great a strain on your hardware.
Overclocking is a common game crashing cause as this often pushes your hardware well beyond the normal frequency it was initially designed for.
Fix 3 – Update your OS, video drivers and game
We could not highlight more just how important it is to keep your operating system, graphics card driver and game up to date.
Run out this possibility by updating your video drivers as AMD, Nvidia, and Intel always make changes to better support new games.
| Download Nvidia graphics updates |
| Download AMD graphics updates |
| Download Intel graphics updates |
If you’re on Windows 10, stop ignoring the update notification and let your computer install the latest OS version. The same is valid of the F1 game itself and the game client you’re using to play it — check for updates and install any pending patches and updates.
Fix 4 – Disable other extraneous programs
Sometimes, other programs running in the background might interfere with F1. This often happens with antivirus, firewall or other security tools because they hook very deep into your system.
If your game client is eating up a lot of RAM and CPU, some antivirus or antimalware tools may regard this as a potential threat. As a result, they’ll block both your game client and the F1 game potentially leading to unexpected game crashes.
Try turning off your antivirus, firewall or anti-malware tools temporarily to see if the game still crashes.
If you don’t want to disable your security tools, try adding F1 and your game client as an exception to your antivirus or firewall.
Close other extraneous apps and programs that might be causing issues. That includes all the programs running in the background that you’re not actively using when playing F1, such as your web browser, media player and any other programs that are potentially unnecessary. You can quickly do that by clean booting your computer.
Speaking if disabling unnecessary programs, the same applies to non-essential peripherals such as webcams, external hard drives, and so on.
Fix 5 – Launch F1 with admin rights
When you launch your game client (Steam, uPlay or Origin) to play F1, make sure you right click on it, then right click on F1 and select Run as administrator.
Alternatively, you can also run F1 as an admin by right clicking directly on the desktop shortcut.
Fix 6 – Repair corrupted game or system files
If broken game or system files are causing F1 crashes, there are two quick solutions that you can use.
If you’re having problems with F1 on Steam:
- Go to your game library, right click on F1 and select Properties
- Locate the Local Files tab, and select Verify Integrity of Game Files
The computer will check if the game files on your PC match the files that should have downloaded when you first installed the game. Steam will automatically download any missing or broken files.
If you’re using a different game client, check if there’s a built-in option to automatically repair the game files.
We also recommend running a System File Check to make sure your system files are not causing this problem.
To do this, simply launch Command Prompt as an administrator and run the sfc /scannow command. Restart your computer and check the game.
Fix 7 – Reinstall F1 and your game client
If nothing worked, as a last resort, you can uninstall and reinstall F1. After you installed the game again, check if it still crashes. If the issue persists, we suggest reinstalling the game client as well.
We hope something helps.