+7 (499) 968 99 70This article is for educational purposes. The repack is designed for users who own a legal copy of the game but cannot run the original DVD due to DRM (SecuROM) or GFWL shutdown. Downloading the repack without owning the original license is software piracy. Support Codemasters (now owned by EA) by buying a legitimate key for F1 2010 if you can find one—sadly, it is delisted from Steam due to licensing expiration.
However, the original retail version had bugs (floaty physics, AI pit-stop issues). This is where the ElAmigos repack becomes essential. It bundles the latest official patches with crack fixes.
If you still own the original DVD or bought F1 2010 on Steam before it was delisted (it was removed from sale in 2016 due to licensing expirations), you face a massive problem: Games for Windows – LIVE.
GFWL was Microsoft’s disastrous attempt to copy Xbox Live on PC. Today, the service is defunct. If you install the retail version of F1 2010, the game will attempt to connect to GFWL, fail, and then refuse to save your progress. You cannot start a career mode. You cannot save your controller settings.
The Elamigos Repack completely strips out GFWL and replaces it with a working emulator. This means:
Furthermore, the repack includes the 1.01 crackfix. The original 1.01 patch had a notorious bug where the game would crash during the "Parc Fermé" screen after qualifying. Elamigos solved this.
While the repack removes GFWL, older racing wheels may need tweaks: