This game will take up a lot of your time, simply because of its difficulty factor. The controls are designed to make this game more of a simulation of F1 races rather than an arcade, and will take much trial and error until you finally get the hang of it. Even then, attempting to play on Elite mode or with ABS off will feel like grinding as you consistently lose over and over.

The game also includes 5 online trophies, one of which requires you to win 50 online battles. However, even with a boosting partner, this game's 4-star rating doesn't change much. You probably stand a better chance at winning online with other people than you do against the NPCs offline.

Overall, expect to spend over a hundred hours on this game. Perhaps two-hundred if you're new to simulated racing games.

While there's no real road-map required for this game, most of the trophies will be earned while playing through Career Mode. Make sure you select 7 seasons, and set the AI's speed to its lowest setting. Aim to get as many Pole Positions as you can along the way, until you've unlocked the Schuperb trophy. Also, at a certain point in your first season, you'll receive an offer for a new contract; make sure you win the next race before accepting it, for the Attracting Attention trophy. Otherwise, for the most part, many of the trophies will come to you as you progress through the seasons. But check out the F1 2010 trophy guide links under our Links tab for further details.

There is also the I Ain't Afraid Of No Ghost trophy, which is specifically related to the Time Trial. Both Time Trial and Grand Prix are a nice way to mop-up any trophies you may have missed during your seven seasons through Career Mode.

Then, there are the five online trophies to worry about. Hopefully after getting through the offline trophies, your skills should be good enough to win a number of races in multiplayer. But if you're still having trouble, we've included some forums under our Links tab where you can find a boosting partner.

Here's a good Trophy Guide, by TheFlyingToaster:
http://www.ps3trophies.org/game/f1-2010/guide/

Another great Trophy Guide, this one by payney992:
http://ps3trophies.com/forums/showwiki.php?title=PS3-Trophy-Guides:F1-2010-Trophy-Guide

And Josh Romero posted a simple Trophy Guide, which includes some videos:
http://www.videogamesblogger.com/2010/10/07/f1-2010-achievements-and-trophies-guide-xbox-360-ps3.htm

This is an Achievement Guide (same as the trophies on PS3) by Shelton:
http://www.xbox360achievements.org/game/f1-2010/guide/

Here's a Boosting Forum on PlaystationTrophies:
http://www.ps3trophies.org/forum/f1-2010/71908-trophy-boosting-thread-read-first-post.html

And a Boosting Forum on PS3Trophies:
http://ps3trophies.com/forums/f1-2010/6216-official-f1-2010-boosting-thread.html

Lastly, here's a basic Trophy List:
http://www.allps3trophies.com/retail-games/f1-2010-trophies.html/comment-page-1

Certainly far easier and less time consuming than its predecessor. Also, if you have some experience with the F1 series, and/or have a boosting partner for the 5 online trophies, than this difficulty rating could be brought down to a 2-star. Winning the World Championship on Hard can be tricky for those with only moderate skills, and getting 35 online wins, even with a boosting partner, can be quite grinding (though is still easier than the 50 wins required on F1 2010). Otherwise, the majority of the trophies aren't too difficulty.

Expect to put in around 25 to 30 hours into this game, depending on your skills and whether or not you have a boosting partner.

If you have experience playing the F1 series and are confident in your skills, then we recommend setting the game on Hard mode and playing through the first season and winning the championships.

If you're new to the F1 series, then you may want to start on Normal and make your way through Season 1, winning each race and the two championships, so that you can enter one of the three big teams. Then, now that you've built up some experience and a better handle on the controls, you can start your second Season on Hard. Following this, you can mop-up any related trophies you've missed up to this point. Check out the F1 2011 trophy guide links under our Links tab for specific details. This way, you needn't bother with the other seasons.

Next, you'll need to complete the 6 time attack scenarios, to nab the Completionist trophy. After, you can get on Grand Prix and collect any trophies you may have missed on Career mode, plus the remaining offline trophies.

Last, are the 5 remaining online trophies. There are three trophies related to co-op mode, in which you need to complete two seasons and win both the Driver's Championship and Constructor's Championship. Afterwards, there are the competitive trophies. If you have a boosting partner, you can set up a private match with no AI cars getting in the way, which will make getting those 35 online wins a piece of cake.

This is a useful Trophy Guide, by TheFlyingToaster and Lukey52:
http://www.ps3trophies.org/game/f1-2011/guide/

And a great Trophy Guide, created by schlittmehr:
http://ps3trophies.com/forums/showwiki.php?title=PS3-Trophy-Guides:F1-2011-Trophy-Guide

Here's a video by Time To Play, demonstrating the Robot-Like Consistency trophy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjZv5Mv9qaA

Here's a Boosting Forum on PlaystationTrophies:
http://www.ps3trophies.org/forum/f1-2011/123842-trophy-boosting-thread-read-first-post.html

And a Boosting Forum on PS3Trophies:
http://ps3trophies.com/forums/f1-2011/6217-official-f1-2011-boosting-thread.html

Lastly, here's a basic Trophy List:
http://www.allps3trophies.com/retail-games/f1-2011-trophies.html