Added formation laps, manual starts, and the safety car. Multiplayer: Supported up to 22-player online grids.

The version (often referred to in community notes as v1.08 ) was the final official patch released for Codemasters' F1 2016 . 🏎️ Key Update: The Tyre Wear Fix

Added the "Master" difficulty and updated car liveries for teams like Mercedes and Red Bull. ⚠️ Important Availability Note F1 2016 - Final PC Patch Released - Bsimracing

The primary purpose of this specific update was to resolve a critical, long-standing bug regarding tyre physics: