The beginner driver can jump straight into the thick of things using the excellent array of driver aids, letting the computer take care of gearing, braking, throttle and steering control, and providing an ideal line trace, thus helping keep the awesome 750bhp on tap under harness. The initiation process in GP3 is not so extreme, and thankfully doesn't take years - this is no Grand Prix Legends.

In 1997 Gerhard would retire, a legend in his own right, with a career total of 10 victories. As everybody says, it takes time to learn it, several years.' He's probably about as perceptive as they get. Christopher Hilton wrote in his acclaimed biography of the Austrian that during the race, 'Berger treasured the straights to gather himself, Lauda, travelling a great deal faster, had the experience to be able to execute bluffs and double bluffs with a flawed car. At the same race, current Austrian legend Niki Lauda was fighting for the championship when his gearbox started to play up. Going straight from F3 to F1, it was a tall order, especially at a place as daunting as the Osterreichring. Back in 1984 Gerhard Berger made his F1 debut in his ATS BMW at his home race, Austria. Difficulty Setting: RookieĮverybody needs to start somewhere. It may not have the most realistic rendition of the physics of an modern F1 car ever (that accolade goes to F1 2000), but then again it doesn't need it - go side-by-side with the AI in GP3 for a few laps around Silverstone or Monaco or any other of the game's 16 circuits and I guarantee you'll come out feeling like a real Grand Prix driver.

All the hallmarks of his handiwork are here, from the bulky and detailed cockpit styling to the wonderful car handling which any would-be driver can take confidence in. Geoff Crammond is the guy who practically kickstarted the motorsport sim industry, and knows exactly what it takes to produce a great game. Its sheer class lies in the quality of the racing that it offers. But at the end of the day, it's still the most satisfying F1 simulation to come out since its predecessor. Maybe Hasbro should have gone for the more befitting title of Grand Prix 2.5 - after all, this game features teams and cars that are 2 years old and is built on top of the architecture of a DOS game that is out of date by double that.

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