First and for all , if it really isn't a sim (i'm pretty convinced it is actually , but in it's own way ) , why then put in the 'racing simulations' forum?
There are some aspects however about it being a sim at heart ..especially being a sim as present a game so you live like an f1-pilot within the game.. i like that alot actually!
Also physics-wise it's pretty damn good aswell ..probably better then most of the rfactor-f1-mods out there ...(before you try even tpo counter this , rfactor's physics are far from calculated on open-wheelers and therefor cannot replicate real openwheeler-physics , especially karts)
On the other end..i'm a pc-gamer/simmer and cannot relate to console , since that's the first part of being true to simracing actually... i just don't play consoles . (not saying consoles are a bad thing though , it can be heaps of fun and pretty realistic in presentation)
rFactor ..that one is pretty old , and yet still it meets a simulation-experience..that says alot about that old-simracing game ! Just wait until rFactor 2 is released!
GTREvo on the other hand also had it's drawbacks and many true simmers didn't like it at first , thanks to mods that all changed.
Now , i do agree with Wayne Reed here , f1 2010 is an awesome game and it's also just releasd ..after a good patch , some very nice mods (allready popping up on the forums) , i'm sure this is a game/sim that can be appreciated very much .
And hopefully it will have many people online aswell , that's the part i found the least exiting actually..just because many quit , crash or got a broken connection..
But when you come to think about it , also in sim-games like rfactor , gtr etc there are many quiters , wreckers and people who can't deal with a loss ... so yes overall this game scores very good ..now let just hope it will become even better in the future and does keep it's simracing-credentials .
Wkr ,
LC