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    F1 Career Challenge

    Game » consists of 6 releases. Released Jun 24, 2003

    The EA Sports-published follow up to F1 Racing 2002. It was the last F1 game released by EA Sports.

    Short summary describing this game.

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    History

     
    The game was originally scheduled to be released on all then current platforms (PC, Playstation 2, XBOX and Game Cube) world wide. The XBOX and Game Cube versions where later dropped in the US, do to lack of interest in F1 racing compared to Europe. This game was the last in the series of F1 games from EA Sports. They lost the official F1 license to Sony, who signed a multi year exclusive deal for there Formula One series.

    Gameplay Modes


    Career Mode

     
    The career mode has a very realistic F1 driving experience and is therefor also a very hard and challinging racing mode. In career mode the player creates its own driver and race four season from the official F1 calender, from the '99 to the '02 season.
    The first step is to the racer. Choose the racers name, country, likeness and helmet.To become a F1 driver a Superlicense must first be obtained. This is done by passing a series of tests.The tests a split into three blocks. The first block teaches the basic like starting, stopping and cornering. The second block teaches more advance cornering. The final block teaches handling during rain, overtaking and
     The starting grid on  Circuit de Monaco
     The starting grid on  Circuit de Monaco
    pit stopping. At the end of the tests a couple of teams will ofter you a contract, the teams quality depends on the drivers performance during these test. This does not lock the driver to the one team for the duration of the four seasons, during or at the end of each season the driver will receive offers from other teams depending on the drivers race performance.
    The actual Grand Prix races in career mode is split into three parts. A 60 minutes practices session where the driver can learn the track, a 60 minutes qualifying session where the driver has 12 laps to set the best possible single lap time and the race it self. During the races the driver will earn points for completing different challenges and feats. These points can be spend on car upgrades and more.
     
     
     

    Quick Race

     
     Cockpit view
     Cockpit view
    Jump straight into a race. Choose one for the four season to select team, driver and circuit from. Qualifying can be enabled to decides your position on the starting grid. It is possible to customize the racing experience in a variant of ways. Besides the standard racing setup like opponent difficulty, weather and race length, it is possible to change settings to get a more or less realistic racing experience. These includes car damage, fuel use, tire ware and gear shifting. Interactive pit stops ( A "quick time events" like mode to get the fastest possible pit stop), slipstreaming (drafting) and the strictness of the racing rule set. Gamebreakers are back. When a major event occur during a race, like a huge crash, the game will enter a instant replay mode where the event is shown from multiple angles in a mix of real time and slow motions.

    Multiplayer

     
    Multiplayer is not a big part of the game. It has been criticized for not being very deep and for laggy races. It consists of two modes:
    • Split screen. A two player local multiplayer mode. Race head-to-head or against a full grid of racers.
    • Online. Online multiplayer is a time trail mode for up to 8 players. Choose a track and try to set the best lap time one by one.

    Modding

     
    The game has a fairly large modding community, largely because it is so easily modded. The game use various known standards for storing data. Player and team data is accessible via simple text file and for the circuit geometry an industry known format is used. There are many types of mods, including modes that depicts the seasons from 1968 all the way up to the 2009 season, including the look of the cars and tracks from the particle era.

    Grand Prix


    1999 Season

     
    Round
    Grand Prix
    Circuit
     1 Australian
    Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne
     2Brazilian      Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo
     3San Marino  Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola 
     4Monaco      Circuit de Monaco, Monte-Carlo
     5Spanish      Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona 
     6Canadian      Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal
     7French          Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours
     8British          Silverstone Circuit 
     9Austrian      A1-Ring, Spielberg 
     10German      Hockenheimring
     11Hungarian      Hungaroring, Budapest
     12Belgian          Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa
     13 Italian          Autodromo Nazionale Monza
     14 European      Nürburgring 
     15 Malaysian      Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur
     16 Japanese
    Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka

    2000 Season

     
    RoundGrand Prix
    Circuit
     1Australian Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne
     2Brazilian
    Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo
     3San Marino Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola
     4British     Silverstone Circuit
     5Spanish     Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona
     6European     Nürburgring
     7Monaco     Circuit de Monaco, Monte-Carlo
     8
    Canadian     Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal
     9French     Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours
     10Austrian     A1-Ring, Spielberg
     11German     Hockenheimring
     12Hungarian     Hungaroring, Budapest
     13Belgian     Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa
     14Italian     Autodromo Nazionale Monza
     15United States Indianapolis Motor Speedway
     16Japanese
    Suzuka Circuit
     17
    MalaysianSepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur    


    2001 Season


    Round
    Grand Prix
    Circuit
     1Australian
    Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne
     2
    Malaysian Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur
     3Brazilian
    Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo
     4 San Marino Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola
     5Spanish  
    Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona
     6Austrian
    A1-Ring, Spielberg
     7Monaco
    Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo
     8CanadianCircuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal
     9European
    Nürburgring
     10French
    Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours
     11British
    Silverstone Circuit
     12German
    Hockenheimring
     13Hungarian
    Hungaroring, Budapest
     14Belgian
    Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa
     15Italian
    Autodromo Nazionale Monza
     16United States Indianapolis Motor Speedway
     17Japanese
    Suzuka Circuit

     

    2002 Season


    RoundGrand Prix
    Circuit
     1Australian     Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne
     2Malaysian     Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur
     3Brazilian         Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo
     4San Marino Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola
     5Spanish         Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona
     6Austrian         A1-Ring, Spielberg
     7Monaco         Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo
     8Canadian     Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal
     9European     Nürburgring
     10British         Silverstone Circuit
     11French         Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours
     12German         Hockenheimring
     13Hungarian     Hungaroring, Budapest
     14Belgian     Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa
     15Italian     Autodromo Nazionale Monza
     16United States
    Indianapolis Motor Speedway
     17Japanese
    Suzuka Circuit

    Teams/Drivers


    1999 Season


    Arrows
    • Pedro de la Rosa
    • Toranosuke Takagi

    BAR
    • Jacques Villeneuve
    • Ricardo Zonta

    Benetton
    • Giacarlo Fisichella
    • Alexander Wurz

    Ferrari
    • Michael Schumacher
    • Eddie Irvine

    Jordan
    • Damon Hill
    • Heinz-Harald Frentzen

    McLaren
    • Mika Häkkinen
    • David Coulthard

    Minardi
    • Luca Badoer
    • Marc Gené

    Prost
    • Olivier Panis
    • Jarno Trulli

    Sauber
    • Jean Alesi
    • Pedro Diniz

    Stewart
    • Rubens Barrichello
    • Johnny Herbert

    Williams
    • Alessandro Zanardi
    • Ralf Schumacher

    2000 Season


    Arrows
    • Pedro de la Rosa
    • Jos Verstappen

    BAR
    • Jacques Villeneuve
    • Ricardo Zonta

    Benetton
    • Giacarlo Fisichella
    • Alexander Wurz

    Ferrari
    • Michael Schumacher
    • Rubens Barrichello

    Jaguar
    • Eddie Irvine
    • Johnny Herbert

    Jordan
    • Heinz-Harald Frentzen
    • Jarno Trulli

    McLaren
    • Mika Häkkinen
    • David Coulthard

    Minardi
    • Marc Gené
    • Gastón Mazzacane

    Prost
    • Jean Alesi
    • Nick Heidfeld

    Sauber
    • Pedro Diniz
    • Mika Salo

    Stewart
    • Rubens Barrichello
    • Johnny Herbert

    Williams
    • Ralf Schumacher
    • Jenson Button
     

    2001 Season


    Arrows
    • Jos Verstappen
    • Enrique Bernoldi

    BAR
    • Olivier Panis
    • Jacques Villeneuve

    Benetton
    • Giacarlo Fisichella
    • Jenson Button

    Jaguar
    • Eddie Irvine
    • Luciano Burti

    Jordan
    • Heinz-Harald Frentzen
    • Jarno Trulli

    Ferrari
    • Michael Schumacher
    • Rubens Barrichello

    McLaren
    • Mika Häkkinen
    • David Coulthard

    Minardi
    • Tarso Marques
    • Fernando Alonso

    Sauber
    • Nick Heidfeld
    • Kimi Räikkönen

    Prost
    • Jean Alesi
    • Gastón Mazzacane

    Williams
    • Ralf Schumacher
    • Juan Paplo Montoya

    2002 Season


    Arrows
    • Heinz-Harald Frentzen
    • Enrique Bernoldi

    BAR
    • Olivier Panis
    • Jacques Villeneuve

    Benetton
    • Giacarlo Fisichella
    • Jenson Button

    Ferrari
    • Michael Schumacher
    • Rubens Barrichello

    Jaguar
    • Eddie Irvine
    • Pedro de la Rosa

    Jordan
    • Giancarlo Fisichella
    • Takuma Sato

    McLaren
    • David Coulthard
    • Kimi Räikkönen

    Minardi
    • Mark Webber
    • Alex Yoong

    Prost
    • Jean Alesi
    • Gastón Mazzacane

    Renault
    • Jarno Trulli
    • Jenson Button

    Sauber
    • Nick Heidfeld
    • Felipe Massa

    Toyota
    • Mika Salo
    • Allan McNish

    Williams
    • Ralf Schumacher
    • Juan Paplo Montoya

    System requirements

     
    • Microsoft Windows 98,ME,2000 or XP
    • 450 MHZ or better Intel Pentium II or 100% Compatible
    • 128 MB or better
    • 1 Gigabyte free space.
    • 4x CD/DVD or better
    • 16 MB or better DirectX 8.1 compliant graphic card.
    • Direct X 8.1 compliant sound card.
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