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*NEW* F1 CARS and RACES UPDATE in GTA 5! (DLC)

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Rockstar just dropped GTA Online’s first real open-wheel racing update, and Typical Gamer spent millions testing it on day one.

Rockstar Games flipped the switch on the Open Wheel Racing update for GTA Online on February 27, 2020, handing players their first taste of F1-style machinery inside Los Santos. Typical Gamer wasted no time, dropping a launch-day video titled “*NEW* F1 CARS and RACES UPDATE in GTA 5! (DLC)” that documents a full-blown spending spree on the new cars followed by hands-on testing across the update’s new circuits. The video walks through everything from Los Santos Customs upgrades to KERS boosts on track, giving viewers a genuine first look at how the new class actually drives.

• The update added two open-wheel cars: the Progen PR4, styled after the classic 1989/1991 McLaren MP4 series and priced at $3,515,000 on Legendary Motorsport, and the Ocelot R88, modeled on late-1980s open-wheel racers.
• New mechanics arrived alongside the cars, including functional KERS boosting, active downforce settings, tire compound selection, and pit-stop repairs for progressive body damage that hurts aerodynamics if wings and panels get knocked off.
• Rockstar launched seven brand-new Open Wheel Race tracks across Los Santos for the update, giving players dedicated circuits built specifically for the new cars.

The Cars Themselves

The Progen PR4 is the update’s flagship, its bodywork lifted almost directly from the McLaren MP4 chassis that dominated late-80s and early-90s Formula One. Rockstar had actually teased it a week earlier as a podium prize on the Diamond Casino Lucky Wheel before setting its full purchase price at $3,515,000 on Legendary Motorsport. The Ocelot R88 fills out the other end of the open-wheel field, drawing from the boxier, higher-cockpit look of late-1980s Grand Prix cars rather than the more sculpted PR4.

Typical Gamer’s video shows both cars going straight into Los Santos Customs, where the new class gets its own dedicated menu of race liveries, wing adjustments, and performance parts — a deeper customization pass than GTA Online has typically given its standard sports cars. Watching the PR4 get outfitted with sponsor-style livery options makes clear Rockstar built these cars to be shown off on track, not just parked in a garage.

New Systems Under the Hood

What separates this update from previous vehicle drops is the mechanical depth attached to the cars. KERS boosting gives drivers a genuine energy-recovery advantage on straights, active downforce lets players trade cornering grip for top speed, and tire compound choices add a strategic wrinkle GTA Online hasn’t really had before. None of it is cosmetic — Typical Gamer’s on-track testing shows how quickly a car’s handling degrades once wings or panels get knocked off in contact, with progressive structural damage now directly tied to aerodynamic performance.

Knock the wing off and the car turns into a different animal — that’s the pit-stop system Rockstar built specifically for these two cars.

That damage model is what makes the new pit-stop mechanic matter. Rather than the usual repair-shop reset, players can now pit mid-race to patch up body damage that’s actively costing them downforce, turning races into something closer to genuine motorsport strategy than a straight sprint to the finish.

Seven New Tracks, One Launch-Day Test Run

Rockstar paired the two cars with seven newly built Open Wheel Race tracks spread across Los Santos, giving the class dedicated circuits rather than repurposed street routes. Typical Gamer runs through several of them in the video, putting the PR4 and R88 through actual competitive laps rather than just cruising the map — the kind of hands-on test that shows off KERS timing and downforce trade-offs in a way a simple showcase never could.

For a channel built around big spending montages and gameplay breakdowns, the video lands at a good moment: GTA Online players chasing efficient ways to build up their in-game bankroll for splurges like this can find a rundown in the site’s own guide for new and broke players of GTA Online, while anyone curious how this update stacks up against Rockstar’s earlier vehicle-focused content can check the site’s look at Red Dead Online for comparison.

At $3,515,000 for the PR4 alone, this isn’t a cheap detour — it’s a full new class of vehicle with its own economy attached, and Typical Gamer’s spending spree is really the fastest way to see everything the update unlocks in one sitting. Anyone waiting to grind out the cash themselves should expect several sessions before they’re lining up on one of those seven new grids.