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Can I use a steering wheel with F1 2012™?

Yes, most standard USB wheels will work with F1 2012™. The wheels in the following list have been tested:


You will need to map the game controls to inputs on your wheel and its components (such as pedals, if available) before racing. To do this, follow these instructions:

  1. Ensure that your wheel and any components are connected to your Mac, then launch F1 2012™.

  2. From the Main Menu, select My F1.

  3. Select Driving Controls.

  4. Set the Control Profile to Custom.

  5. Set Override Input Device Type to Steering Wheel.

  6. Select View/Customise Profile.

  7. Select Accelerate and perform the action on your wheel or pedal to which you wish to map the accelerate command.

  8. Repeat step 7 for all the other game commands, mapping them to the desired action on your wheel or pedal.

You may also wish to adjust calibration to improve responsiveness. To do this, follow these instructions:

  1. From the Main Menu, select My F1.

  2. Select Driving Controls.

  3. Set the Control Profile to Custom.

  4. Set Override Input Device Type to Steering Wheel.

  5. Select Advanced Wheel Settings.

  6. Customize the advanced settings for your wheel by adjusting the sliders.

NOTE: For recommended advanced settings, please see What are the recommended advanced wheel settings?, in these FAQs. For an explanation of the advanced settings, please see What do the advanced wheel settings do?, in these FAQs.

NOTE: Force Feedback (FFB) is supported by Feral games. However, many hardware manufacturers do not provide Force Feedback drivers for Mac OS X. This means that Force Feedback may not currently work in F1 2012™.