Video game developer Codemasters has announced "F1 Race Stars," an arcade racing game featuring official Formula 1, teams, drivers and circuits "as they've never been seen before."

Set to arrive this November for the PC, PlayStation and Xbox 360 platforms, gamers will be able to take the part of drivers Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel who have been "transformed into personality-packed heroes," while "F1 circuits are converted into over-the-top tracks built for supercharged speed," according to Codemasters. Gulp...

In the promo video below, the drivers are shown blasting down the track in their Super Mario Kart-style cartoon racecars. However there's a surprise ahead as the circuit begins to transform and a tight hairpin elevates into the sky....