Bespoke handheld editions of F1 2011 are also in production for Nintendo 3DS and Sony's next generation portable entertainment system (NGP), each designed to take advantage of the new platforms' unique capabilities; specific release dates for the handheld editions are to be announced.

In F1 2011 players will be challenged to 'Be the driver, live the life, go compete,' with wide-ranging technical and gameplay advancements on and off track and vastly extended competitive and co-operative multiplayer components. F1 2011 will feature all of the official teams, drivers and circuits from the highly anticipated 2011 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, including the current FIA FORMULA ONE Drivers’ World Champion Sebastian Vettel. The 2011 season also sees the debut of the 2011 FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX OF INDIA at Delhi’s Jaypee International Race Circuit and the return of the iconic Nürburgring to the calendar.