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F1 Career Challenge
The EA Sports-published follow up to F1 Racing 2002. It was the last F1 game released by EA Sports.
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
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
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 |
| 2 | Brazilian | Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo |
| 3 | San Marino | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola |
| 4 | Monaco | Circuit de Monaco, Monte-Carlo |
| 5 | Spanish | Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona |
| 6 | Canadian | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal |
| 7 | French | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours |
| 8 | British | Silverstone Circuit |
| 9 | Austrian | A1-Ring, Spielberg |
| 10 | German | Hockenheimring |
| 11 | Hungarian | Hungaroring, Budapest |
| 12 | Belgian | 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
| Round | Grand Prix | Circuit |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australian | Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne |
| 2 | Brazilian | Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo |
| 3 | San Marino | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola |
| 4 | British | Silverstone Circuit |
| 5 | Spanish | Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona |
| 6 | European | Nürburgring |
| 7 | Monaco | Circuit de Monaco, Monte-Carlo |
| 8 | Canadian | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal |
| 9 | French | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours |
| 10 | Austrian | A1-Ring, Spielberg |
| 11 | German | Hockenheimring |
| 12 | Hungarian | Hungaroring, Budapest |
| 13 | Belgian | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa |
| 14 | Italian | Autodromo Nazionale Monza |
| 15 | United States | Indianapolis Motor Speedway |
| 16 | Japanese | Suzuka Circuit |
| 17 | Malaysian | Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur |
2001 Season
| Round | Grand Prix | Circuit |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australian | Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne |
| 2 | Malaysian | Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur |
| 3 | Brazilian | Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo |
| 4 | San Marino | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola |
| 5 | Spanish | Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona |
| 6 | Austrian | A1-Ring, Spielberg |
| 7 | Monaco | Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo |
| 8 | Canadian | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal |
| 9 | European | Nürburgring |
| 10 | French | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours |
| 11 | British | Silverstone Circuit |
| 12 | German | Hockenheimring |
| 13 | Hungarian | Hungaroring, Budapest |
| 14 | Belgian | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa |
| 15 | Italian | Autodromo Nazionale Monza |
| 16 | United States | Indianapolis Motor Speedway |
| 17 | Japanese | Suzuka Circuit |
2002 Season
| Round | Grand Prix | Circuit |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australian | Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne |
| 2 | Malaysian | Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur |
| 3 | Brazilian | Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo |
| 4 | San Marino | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola |
| 5 | Spanish | Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona |
| 6 | Austrian | A1-Ring, Spielberg |
| 7 | Monaco | Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo |
| 8 | Canadian | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal |
| 9 | European | Nürburgring |
| 10 | British | Silverstone Circuit |
| 11 | French | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours |
| 12 | German | Hockenheimring |
| 13 | Hungarian | Hungaroring, Budapest |
| 14 | Belgian | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa |
| 15 | Italian | Autodromo Nazionale Monza |
| 16 | United States | Indianapolis Motor Speedway |
| 17 | Japanese | 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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- Name
- F1 Career Challenge
- Release Date
- June 24, 2003
- Platform
- PC (Platform)
PlayStation 2 (Platform)
GameCube (Platform)
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- Genre
- Sports (Genre)
Driving/Racing (Genre)
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- Motorsports (Theme)
- Franchise
- Formula 1 (Franchise)
- Aliases
- F1 Challenge '99- '02