About
F1 2019 is the official Formula One racing simulator developed and published by Codemasters, released in June 2019 as part of their long-running annual F1 series built on the EGO engine. It was the first entry to feature the Formula 2 championship and added a story-driven career mode alongside the series' signature realistic racing, classic cars, and time-trial modes. It was generally well received for its handling and presentation. Following Electronic Arts' acquisition of Codemasters, the game was removed from sale on Steam in March 2022 after the underlying licensing arrangements lapsed.
Identity
Launch
- Binary
- f1_2019.exe
- Needs files
- none beyond the binary
Proton
- Version
- GE-Proton
- Winetricks
- —
- ProtonDB
- ProtonDB Platinum runs flawlessly
⚙ Setup notes
Install: Delisted Steam game (appid 928600), ProtonDB platinum. The install ships two launchers: f1_2019.exe (DirectX 11) and f1_2019_dx12.exe (DirectX 12).
Display: Prefer the DX11 exe on the Deck — DX12 historically had crashes on AMD RX-series GPUs (Geometry Culling, and windowed<->fullscreen toggles), so f1_2019.exe is the safer default.
Proton: GE-Proton runs it cleanly; proton_experimental or Proton 7.0+ also work.
Controller: Native controller support is full (the game has a built-in supported-controller list and gamepad mapping), so the Deck pad works out of the box with no Steam Input hack needed. Force-feedback racing wheels are a separate story — older Proton reports show some wheels (e.g. Logitech G920) not being recognized — but the Deck's built-in gamepad is fine.
DRM: This title ships with Denuvo anti-tamper. It runs fine under Proton (hence the platinum reports), but Denuvo phones home to an activation server and enforces a periodic hardware-activation limit, so an offline-only Deck or frequent hardware changes can occasionally trip a re-activation. Have it activate online once before relying on it offline.
Install: deckport only configures the prefix; it never bundles or links the game files.
The one thing to know
Supply your own copy: deckport links nothing.
Status: ProtonDB platinum; community reports it running well on Linux/Proton, so it should play on the Deck (still needs a hands-on confirm).
Display: Launch the DX11 exe (f1_2019.exe) rather than the DX12 one for stability on AMD.
Controller: Native gamepad support means the Deck controller works with no Steam Input layout. (Wheels are hit-or-miss under Proton; the pad is fine.)
DRM: Uses Denuvo — runs under Proton, but activate it online once before counting on offline play (hardware-activation limit).
Multiplayer: Online multiplayer servers for this title may be retired — treat it as single-player/time-trial only.
Community guides
Write-ups and threads from people who got this (or a similar) game running. deckport links to them — it doesn't reproduce them.
Get the artwork
deckport never hosts game images. Open this game on SteamGridDB, pick
the cover / hero / logo / icon you like, and drop them into the
game folder under .deckport-art/ before you push it to the
Deck. The importer files them under the right names automatically.
Run it on your Deck
Two files: the one-time importer (deckport.py) in your
Deck's home folder, and this game's install helper. Copy the game
into ~/Games and run the helper with Steam closed — it
writes the recipe (binary, launch options, Proton version)
and registers the shortcut with artwork.