**~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** F O R M U L A 1 : 2002 **~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** **~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** Game - Formula 1 2002 Platform - Playstation 2 Format - PAL (SCES-51004) Author - Sappy (Martin Reynolds) Contact - mvrecord@hotmail.com Date Created - 1/3/03 Version - 1.1 **~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** There are no FAQ's for this game so i decided to write one myself .. **~*~*~*~*~*~*~**~*~*~** CONTENTS................ **~*~*~*~*~*~*~**~*~*~** INTRODUCTION THE GAME RULES & REGUALTIONS CONTROLS DRIVERS & TEAMS GAME MODES OPTIONS REWARDS BIG UPS **~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** INTRODUCTION........... **~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** Okay, so you have unraveleld the prestine factory packed case, and to your surprise you find two disks!! Yes, like in the 2001 Version you get a FIA Championship review of the previous season, so that means you get a 2001 Season Review, this is a really good bonus it features, all 17 rounds, ( Round 10 was special for me to watch, as I was in the main grandstand..wohooo)and behind the scenes pit action,multiple camera angles and driver interviews and an extremly annoying commentator person. **~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** THE GAME............... **~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** The 2002 version is not much better than the 2001 version, all the usuallupdates have happened, There is a new Germany Track,the altered nurburgring trackand obviously the new drivers. Graphics The graphics are not amazing but they do the job pretty well, the cars are wellmodelled and the drivers on the podium are well motion captured but the faces ofthe drivers could of been improved as well as the pit stops as the pit crew seemas though they are on rails but these are minor points. The tracks themselfs areno different to the 2001 version which is dissapointing considering its been in development for 18 months. 7/10 Sound The sound is absalutly amazing, the sound of the engines are great, whatsmore thetraction control kicks in perfectly at the right moments. Also the engines aredifferent so depending on what car you pick the engine will be different thisis a great touch. The commentary from Martin Brundle and James Allan has been vastlyimproved partly because it has been taken out, now it has been cut down to introductions on tracks and before the race information, now in game a pit man gives you usefulladvice on how far DRIVER X is behind etc. 10/10 Gameplay There is not much difference to the 2001 game in terms of gameplay, but it was brilliantanyway, although the car acts as if its floating and is on an axis the AI is prettygood,the cars block and are egar to overtake (sometimes to egar though). The three gamemodes rookie, semi-pro and pro offer a challenge to any type of player, pro is particullary tough. 8/10 Overall A good game, with great replay value 8/10. **~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** RULES & REGUALTIONS.... **~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** Occasionaly flags will appear if you don't know what they mean look here:- Black Flag - You don't wanna get this one! When this flashes its time to take an early bath as you have been disqualified the screen will fade to black (sorry). Yellow Flag - The yellow flag warns danger on the track such as a crashed car or debris. If you overtake on a yellow flag you will recieve a time penalty. blue Flag - When you are being lapped the blue flag will wave telling you to move outta the way pass four blue flags then you get a time penalty cheq. Flag - End of the race! Time Penalty - When you recieve a time penalty you have to come into the pits within 3 laps and sit there for 10 seconds basicly it's race over. POINTS SYSTEM The points system is the usual one for F1 Games (this will change as next year there will be a different points structure)The points system is as follows:- first-------------- 10 Points second------------- 6 points third-------------- 4 pionts fourth------------- 3 points fifth-------------- 2 points sixth-------------- 1 point seventh and below-- 0 points **~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** CONTROLS............... **~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** In game(Racing) controls:- R1- Look Back R2- Gear Up (optional) R3- Accelerate/Brake L1- Launch control L2- Gear Down (Optional) L3- Steer Left/Right Triangle- Change View Circle- Repeat Pit comm Square- Brake Cross- Accellarate Up- Brake Balance (+) Down- Brake Balance (-) Left- Traction control (+) Right- Traction Control (-) Select- pit Request Start- pause NOTE:- you can't use the D-Pad for stearing, which i think sucks because the analogue sticks aren't very good for driving games on PS2. :( If you are using a stearing wheel pages 6,7,8,9 of the manual give all the info for configuration etc. **~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** DRIVERS & TEAMS........ **~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** The new teams for the 2002 season are: Renault and Toyota and the new drivers are Mark Webber,Filiipe Massa,Takuma Sato and Alan McNish. Ferrari:- Engine :- Ferrari 051 Chasis :- F2002 First Season :- 1950 Titles :- 12 Driver one :- Michael Schumacher Nationality :- German Championships won:- 94',95',99',00',01',02' Driver two :- Rubens Barrichello Nationallity :- Brazzilian Championships won:- None Mclaren:- Engine :- Mercedies-Benz F0110M Chasis :- MP 4/17 First Season :- 1966 Titles :- 8 Driver one :- David Coulthard Nationality :- Scottish Championships won:- 0 Driver two :- Kimi Raikkonen Nationallity :- Finnish Championships won:- 0 Williams:- Engine :- BMW P82 Chasis :- FW24 First Season :- 1978 Titles :- 9 Driver one :- Ralf Schumacher Nationality :- German Championships won:- 0 Driver two :- Juan Pablo Montoya Nationallity :- Colombian Championships won:- 0 Sauber:- Engine :- Petronas 02A Chasis :- C21 First Season :- 1993 Titles :- 0 Driver one :- Nick Heidfeld Nationality :- German Championships won:- 0 Driver two :- Felippe Massa Nationallity :- Brazilian Championships won:- 0 Jordan:- Engine :- Honda RA002E Chasis :- EJ12 First Season :- 1991 Titles :- 0 Driver one :- Giancarlo Fisichella Nationality :- Italian Championships won:- 0 Driver two :- Takuma Sato Nationallity :- Japanese Championships won:- 0 BAR:- Engine :- Honda RA002E Chasis :- BAR004 First Season :- 1999 Titles :- 0 Driver one :- Jaques Villeneuve Nationality :- Canadian Championships won:- 97' Driver two :- Olivier Panis Nationallity :- French Championships won:- 0 Renault:- Engine :- Renault R522 Chasis :- R202 First Season :- 2002 Titles :- 0 Driver one :- Jarno Trulli Nationality :- Italian Championships won:- 0 Driver two :- Jenson Button Nationallity :- English Championships won:- 0 Jaguar:- Engine :- Cosworth CR-3 Chasis :- R3 First Season :- 2000 Titles :- 0 Driver one :- Eddie Irvine Nationality :- Irish Championships won:- 0 Driver two :- Pedro De La Rosa Nationallity :- Spanish Championships won:- 0 Arrows:- Engine :- Cosworth CR-3 Chasis :- A23 First Season :- 1997 Titles :- 0 Driver one :- Hienz-Harald-Frentzen Nationality :- German Championships won:- 0 Driver two :- Enrique Bernoldi Nationallity :- Brazilian Championships won:- 0 Minardi:- Engine :- Aisatech AT02 Chasis :- PS02 First Season :- 1985 Titles :- 0 Driver one :- Alex Yoong Nationality :- Malyasian Championships won:- 0 Driver two :- Mark Webber Nationallity :- Austrailian Championships won:- 0 Toyota:- Engine :- Toyota RVX-02 Chasis :- TF102 First Season :- 2002 Titles :- 0 Driver one :- Mika Salo Nationality :- Finnish Championships won:- 0 Driver two :- Alan McNish Nationallity :- Scottish Championships won:- 0 **~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** GAME MODES............. **~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** There are several game modes to choose from:- Quick Race:- choose either 1 or 2 players, select your team,driver, then race before you race though you can choose who starts where in the gird (Michael Schumacher at the back). Arcade:- choose from a season (all 17 races), head to head with a friend, or a single race. Simulation:- This is the best and premier game mode, there are three modes for authentic formula 1 action choose from race weekend or 2002 world championship. a race weekend is just a regular race weekend, you can do friday practice, saturday practice, qualify, sunday practice and race. The world championship is the long haul, 17 races these are in full:- Grand Prix of Australia: Albert Park 3rd March 2002 --------------------------------------------------- Number of Laps : 58 Lap Distance : 5.303 km / 3.295 m 2001 Lap Record : H. H. Frentzen 1"23'32 From the start, cars accelerate to 185 mph as they reach the Fangio Stand. Flanked by the Fangio and Brabham Stands are two 45-degree right- and left-handers - Turns 1 and 2. Turn 1 is the hardest braking point in the circuit. A change down to 2nd gear sees the first turn taken at 70 mph before a short acceleration into Turn 2, which is taken at 100 mph. Turn 2 and Turn 3 mark the bumpiest parts of the circuit. From here the cars accelerate to 180 mph before braking hard again towards a sharp right -left S-bend, taking Turn 3 in 2nd gear at around 55 mph. Accelerating again the cars catapult out through Turn 4 at 80 mph, accelerating past the Whitford Stand in 5th gear at 170 mph. A short, sharp right-hander marks Turn 6 with cars again braking hard and slowing to 70 mph. The circuit then loops round to the right, negotiating Turn 8 at 155 mph, and then past the Clark Stand at 175 mph. The Fittipaldi Stand is at Turn 9 where cars brake hard again before setting off to a long, inner-loop curve turning the cars left at a speed of 160 mph. They slow to 90 mph and swing right, past the Waite Stand and changing up to 5th and 140 mph before passing the Hill Stand at 160 mph. Braking hard again the cars change down to 3rd gear and enter the right-hand Turn 13 at 80 mph. Accelerating to 100 mph in front of the Stewart Stand, Turn 14, another right-hander, is taken in 3rd gear at 100 mph. The Prost Stand marks the entrance to the most difficult section of the circuit with the cars turning through two sharp 90-degree turns, going first left (Turn 15) and then right (Turn 16). Cars approach Turn 15 at 130 mph, braking hard and changing down from 4th to 2nd to negotiate the near hair-pin turn at 50 mph. Turn 16 is less demanding but still requires 2nd gear with cars accelerating in front of the Senna Stand from 80 mph on to the finishing straight. The longest section of straight on the circuit, cars can go flat out in 6th gear at 180 mph as they flash across the Start-Finish line. --- Grand Prix of Malaysia: Sepang 17th March 2002 ---------------------------------------------- Number of Laps : 56 Lap Distance : 5.543km / 3.444m 2001 Lap Record : Hakkinen: 1'38.543 Cars arrive at Turn 1 having built up speed down half the length of the mainstraight in 6th gear, at about 185 mph. The right-hand corner leads immediatelyinto the left-hander with 2nd gear being held all the way through and the speed dropping to 60 mph. A high positive camber promotes a good overtaking opportunity. The track forms a sweeping right hand curve that takes cars onto a short straightwhere the speed will reach around 155 mph in top gear before hard braking for turn 4 - a tight right hander - brings them down to 2nd or 3rd gear and 75 mph. Turns 5 and 6 are short high speed left and right handed corners requiring precisepositioning and a slight lifting of the throttle to get through them successfully. Then it's through gears 4 and 5 up to 140 mph to the double apex of turns 7 and 8 which are taken in 4th gear at around 110 mph. A short 5th gear straight taken at 170 mph leads into the very tight turn 9 whichis navigated in 1st or 2nd gear at 50 mph. Accelerating briefly to 4th before dropping to 3rd leads to three fairly quick corners. Turn 10 is taken at around 135 mph breaking to 90 mph for the l ong right hander, Turn 11, that leads into the back straight where 6th gear takes cars to 155 mph through Turn 12 before slowing to negotiate a relatively slow Turn 13. The pick-up from 30 mph to about 80 is an ideal place for the well placed driver to out-drag his opponent before the all important 185 mph back main straight leads cars to the final hairpin. This is taken in 2nd gear at about 65 mph and can seem endless as drivers pass the end of the futuristic main Grandstand before accelerating up to the start finish line. --- Grand Prix of Brazil: interlargos 31st March 2002 ------------------------------------------------- Number of Laps : 71 Lap Distance : 4.309km / 2.677m 2001 Lap Record : R. Schumacher 1.15.693 At the start, the cars race down to the Descida do Sol which drops downhill to the left.It is approached in 6/7th gear at about 180 mph. Then braking very hard, the cars approach the S do Senna - a left-right-left section which begins with Curva 1, one of just two places were you might get to see overtaking manoeuvres as they try to out-brake one another. Cars take this corner in 2nd gear at 60 mph changing up to 3rd gear and accelerating through 100 mphtowards the final turn in the sequence (Curva do Sol) and a 4th gear 140 mph. Hard on the throttle, cars accelerate to 180 mph along the Reta Oposta straight in top gear at 180 mph. The Descida do Lago is a tight left-hand corner to which there is a bumpy entrance, whichoften throws rash drivers into a spin. Those who get through it take it in 3rd gear at 85 mph,having braked hard at its entrance. Drivers who get it right can often get past those who don’t at this point. After a short straight, another left-hander (135 mph in 4th gear) swings the cars back on themselves as they accelerate to 170 mph before braking hard at the entrance toFerradura. The Ferradura is a sweeping, double apex right-hander with an extremely bumpy entrance.Probably the most difficult corner on the circuit as it is approached downhill and at speed – 5th gear at 165 mph. After going through the first apex in 3rd gear at around 100 mph,the car drifts out for the second apex and, on exiting at the top in 3rd, another right-hander is on top of you almost immediately as Pinheirinho approaches which is taken in 2nd gear at about 55 mph. The Pinheirinho is a very tight left-hander that is only taken in 2nd gear at 60 mph, exited in 3rd gear, and then it’s up to 4th for the approach to another tight corner, this time with a right-hand turn. The Bico de Pato (also known as Cotovelo) is taken in 2nd at just over 70 mph and exited in 3rd gear, climbing to 5th as the car makes for a left-hander prior to turning for Mergulho. This sweeping corner is taken in 4th gear at 145 mph before accelerating along to the 3rd-gear Juncao. --- Grand Prix of San Marino: Imola 14th April 2002 ------------------------------------------------ Number of Laps : 62 Lap Distance : 4.933km / 3.065m 2001 Lap Record : R. Schumacher 1.25.524 Tamburello is the first corner from the start and cars brake heavily at its entrance.The corner is a left-handed S-bend which is entered in 3rd gear at 75 mph and exited in 4th gear at 125 mph as cars power up the straight to Villeneuve. This is a second S-bend that slows the approach to the forthcoming hairpin and slows cars down from 130 mph to 105 mph in 4th gear. Accelerating quickly up to 150 mph, cars almost immediately brake for Tosa, a tight hairpin from right to left taken in 2nd gear at around 55 mph. On exit, cars accelerate to 175 mph and climb towards Piratella. This is a somewhat blind left-hander that is taken in 4th gear at 100 mph and accelerated away from at 160 mph. The approach to Acque Minerali is downhill at 130 mph - a very bumpy and uncomfortable chicane that turns slowly right and finally sharply right with cars down to 70 mph and 3rd gear at its tightest point. Pulling away the track swings slightly left at 100 mph. Variante Alta is next and, coming off a short straight, it is a fast chicane that can be tackled in 3rd gear - it certainly requires a 3rd-gear exit. It is entered in 6th gear at 170 mph and speeds of 75 mph are maintained through it. Drivers tend to take more chances at this chicane because it does have a safe run-off area. Out of the chicane and the track plunges downhill through some stunning countryside, arriving at a sharpish double left-hander called Rivazza which swings the cars through 180 degrees. This requires very hard braking, down from 6th (180 mph) to 3rd gear (60 mph) Shifting up briefly before changing down to tackle the final turn, which is taken at 80 mph, the cars arrive on a curving right-hand line and fly through the Variante Bassa, accelerating all the time up to 170 mph. The Tragurdo then looms up as a left-right chicane that feeds the pits and is taken in 2nd gear at around 55 mph. Cars then accelerate to 185 mph across the Start-Finish line. Le macchine quindi tendono ad accelerare per superare la linea del traguardo sfrecciando(blah) at 185 mph. --- Grand Prix of Spain: Barcelona 28th April 2002 ---------------------------------------------- Number of Laps : 65 Lap Distance : 4.730km / 2.939m 2001 Lap Record : M. Schumacher 1.21.151 From the starting line cars accelerate downhill at 190 mph to Elf. The approach to Elf is downhill until almost the corner itself when it rises to the left. Braking hard, this corner is taken in 3rd gear at 85 mph on the inside so that the car can drift out to the left for the next bend taken in 4th at around 100 mph. Curvone Renault is the first long, sweeping 180-degree right-hander, entered in 4th gear at 100 mph with 140 mph attained during its course. Out of Renault and accelerating to about 180 mph before the circuit loops back on itself at Revolt Repsol. Entered in 2nd gear at 85 mph, cars catapult out up to 155 mph and in 5th gear along a short straight to Revolt Seat. Hard on the brakes, this tight left-hand hairpin drops the cars downhill at around 60 mph through a gentle left-handed sweep at 160 mph before braking again to enter Revolt Würth. Here, the track takes a sharp left-hand turn which is almost 90 degrees and is entered in 2nd gear at 85 mph. On exit, the circuit turns slightly right as 5th gear and 155 mph is reached. Revolt Campsa is a blind right-hander but can be navigated safely in 5th at 135 mph. Then it's down the short straight called Nissan in top gear at 185 mph, on the run into 180 degree hairpin Revolt La Caixa, which is taken in 2nd gear at 65 mph as it climbs to the right into the two 100-degree bends at Banc Sabadell. Entered in 3rd at 80 mph, it is exited in 5th gear as the car accelerates towards the penultimate corner, another right-hander that turns into a short straight leading to the final bend which is taken in 5th gear at about 140 mph. On to the Start-Finish straight where cars reach a maximum of 190 mph on the kilometre-long straight. --- Grand Prix of Austria: A1 Ring 12th May 2002 -------------------------------------------- Number of Laps : 71 Lap Distance : 4.326km / 2.688m 2001 Lap Record : D. Coulthard 1.10.843 The starting line and grid are located in front of the medical centre and from here the cars power their way down past the garages in top gear at 180 mph. Changing down and braking hard, the Castrol Kurve is a sharp right-hand turn that is taken in 2nd gear at 70 mph. Once through the turn the cars come out on to the fastest part of the circuit and a near straight that is over half a mile in length. At a top speed of 180 mph, the stands of the Naturtribune West flash past on the left as the track curves slightly out to the left. At the end of the straight the Remus Kurve looms - very tight, it takes the cars through 150 degrees. It is the hardest braking point in the circuit with drivers pulling -3.6 g as they decelerate hard to 40 mph at the apex of the corner. Out of here is another long straight, only slightly shorter than the one leading into the Remus Kurve and just as as fast as it passes in front of the Naturtribune Nord stands. The end of this straight marks the entry to the most curvaceous part of the circuit which swings inside and out. The Gosser Kurve is a double right-hand turn, the 50 mph 2nd-gear entry being slower than the shallower exit which can be negotiated in 4th gear at 110 mph. The Niki Lauda Kurve is an open sweeping turn around to the left, taken at 90 mph in 3rd gear, and leading into another similar turn called the Power Horse Kurve which is marginally faster at 100 mph. Out on to a shorter straight, the cars run parallel to the Start-Finish line at 175 mph as they approach the Jochen Rindt Kurve. This is an open right-hand turn that is taken in 4th gear at 105 mph and leads into a short straight from where cars can re-enter the pit lane. The A1 Kurve slows the cars down through 3rd gear at 85 mph as they turn right before accelerating out along the straight across the Start-Finish line. --- Grand Prix of Monaco: Monte Carlo 26th May 2002 ----------------------------------------------- Number of Laps : 78 Lap Distance : 3.370km / 2.094m 2001 Lap Record : D. Coulthard 1.19.424 The start of the Monaco Grand Prix is all about getting to, and through, the very first corner safely. Do that and you have a chance! The Virage de Sainte Devote is a near 90-degree right-hander that is approached from the Start-Finish line at 170 mph. Then, it's a hard brake and down to a 2nd-gear 55 mph for cornering. The Montée du Beau Rivage is a short straight that takes the cars past the world famous Rosie's Bar in 6th gear at 165 mph and then it's over the crest of the hill and down to 4th gear as Virage Massenet beckons. A long left-hander, the car must be kept close to the inside kerb in 3rd gear at 80 mph. The cars then come to Virage Casino which is a quick right-hander that is taken in 2nd gear at 70 mph. Coming out of Casino the cars get a chance to accelerate briefly along a short straight before they enter one of the most complex sections of the course. The Virage Mirabeau is approached downhill in 4th at 130 mph, requiring fast gear changes to get into 2nd gear for this bumpy right-hander, taken slowly at 30 mph. Out of this comes the short approach to the Virage Loews, a left-hand hairpin negotiated in 2nd gear at about 20 mph with the steering turned full lock, then right - this is one of the most famous TV and photographic views in F1. The turns are ended by the Virage du Portier, another sharp right-hander cleared in 2nd gear at 50 mph. Coming out of the turns, the cars start on a long sweep through the Tunnel. Noise and sparks fly as the cars change up to 5th gear and 145 mph. Once out of the tunnel, left-right Nouvelle Chicane is approached at 175 mph before drivers change down to 2nd gear and a sedate 30 mph. The most spectacular and glamourous part of the course is Tabac, lying, as it does, alongside the harbour, which is driven through at 95 mph in 4th gear. Piscine or the Swimming Pool complex provides a short kink in the circuit which pushes the drivers through a succession of gear changes and speeds ranging from 50 mph to 100 mph. This section of the circuit underwent major revision prior to the 1997 Grand Prix to make it safer. Virage de la Rascasse is the slowest part of the circuit with a very tight hairpin that is taken in 1st gear at a crawling 20 mph. Along a very short straight and a faster right-hander, Virage Anthony Noghes, is taken in 2nd at 45 mph before accelerating and climbing upwards into the Start-Finish straight. --- Grand Orix of Canada: Montreal 9th June 2002 -------------------------------------------- Number of Laps : 70 Lap Distance : 4.361km / 2.710m 2001 Lap Record : R. Schumacher 1.17.205 From the starting grid, the cars accelerate to 170 mph and swing quickly through Turn 1 as the track waves right and left. Once through they brake heavily, pulling -3.8g at the entrance to Virage Senna. This hairpin is marked by a tight 90-degree turn to the left before the hairpin itself turns the cars through 180 degrees and it is negotiated at 45 mph in 2nd gear. Cars quickly accelerate to 150 mph and 5th gear as the track curves gently to the right.A series of bends (Turns 2-6) see the cars down to 3rd gear and speeds averaging 60 mph as the circuit turns to the right. Turn 7 marks the Pont de la Concorde which occupies about a third of the track length. This is a long straight, broken up by a quick right-left turn - Turn 8 and Turn 9 - that can be negotiated in 3rd gear. Decelerating from 170 mph, the right bend is entered at 50 mph and then exited at 65 mph. The lead-up to Turn 10, which marks the Virage du Casino, is done at full throttle with a top speed of around 170 mph. This hairpin comes at a point where the entrance and exit run side by side, and so it gives the drivers a chance to see who is behind them. It is a relatively wide portion of the track and it is common to see overtaking manoeuvres here as cars try to out-brake one another. It is also the slowest part of the track, with cars braking down from 180 mph to around 40 mph. The Casino Straight is the fastest section of track with cars hitting speeds of 190 mph in top gear. Turn 11 marks the hardest braking point on the circuit with drivers experiencing -3.8g. This was modified for the 1996 Grand Prix, from the Casino Bend (Turn 12 and Turn 13) which used to be a chicane, slowing the cars down into the final straight. Now it is much shallower, with cars swinging through it at around 60 mph before accelerating again as they cross the Start-Finish line. --- Grand Prix of Europe: Nurburgring 23rd June 2002 ------------------------------------------------ Number of Laps : 60 Lap Distance : 5.144km / 3.196m 2001 Lap Record : J.P. Montoya 1.18.354 Out of the blocks and into top gear at 180 mph towards the Castrol 'S' bend, newly revised and expanded for 2002. An additional loop has been added to house the Mercedes Arena, providing extra spectator capacity and lengthening the lap slightly. This is exited at around 100 mph as drivers change quickly up to 6th gear, accelerating to 165 mph for the approach to Valvoline Kurve. This is entered at 105 mph in 3rd gear and leads directly into the Ford Kurve at 65 mph in 2nd gear. Then, hard on the throttle, the cars approach the Dunlop Kurve at 170 mph in 5th gear. The Dunlop Kurve is a right-hand 190-degree loop, making it the second-slowest part of the circuit at under 60 mph in 2nd gear. Provided cars have managed a good line through the loop, they can get on to the gas quickly and through 135 mph as the track swings gently left and right through the Audi-S. Out of here the approach to the Michelin Kurve (also known as the RTL Kurve) sees the cars in top gear at 170 mph, which is halved to 3rd gear at 85 mph through the near 90-degree left-hand turn. Having swept left, the Bit Kurve sweeps another 90 degrees through a right-hand turn, again in 3rd gear at around 100 mph. On to the straight, taken full-out in top gear at 180 mph, cars brake to the Veedol Chicane, which is the slowest part of the course as cars brake down to 60 mph and sweep left and then right in 2nd gear, before accelerating to 135 mph in 4th gear. Out of here comes the sharp right-hand turn through 160 degrees which marks the Coca-Cola Kurve. This is taken in 2nd gearat 70 mph before accelerating out into the finishing straight at top speed. --- Grand Prix of Great Britain: Silverstone 7th July 2002 ------------------------------------------------------ Number of Laps : 60 Lap Distance : 5.141km / 3.194m 2001 Lap Record : M. Hakkinen 1.24.405 From the grid, cars pull away and the straight allows speeds of 175 mph to be reached on the approach to Copse. This right-hand corner is blind but, at 140 mph, very fast, so fast in fact that drivers don't normally brake - just change down a gear. Switching back up, cars thunder on towards Maggots at 175 mph and shift down twice as they wave their way first through Maggotts and then Becketts - as the track wiggles left-right, left-right, slowing down to 100 mph before Chapel ends the series of left-right bends and is accelerated through, coming out at 155 mph in 6th gear. The Hanger Straight is the fastest part of the circuit, at 185 mph in top gear, before braking hard into Stowe, a right-hand turn that can be taken in 4th gear and speeds of 105 mph maintained. Vale is a quick straight in which the cars go through at something like 160 mph with a 2nd-gear, sharp left into Club, a right-hand corner taken at 50 mph and then accelerated through and the cars swing back on themselves at 130 mph. Both Vale and Club present good overtaking opportunities,not least because they are tricky to negotiate and understeer comes into play. Up through two gears into 6th and 170 mph towards Abbey, a 3rd-gear, 75 mph corner which flips into Farm at 100 mph and up to 160 mph along Farm Straight. Bridge marks the entrance to the 'Complex', a section of the track containing bends at Priory, Brooklands and Luffield. The corners at Bridge and Priory are fast, entering the first at 150 mph and exiting the second at 100 mph. Priory, along with Brooklands, steer the car through 180 degrees. Brooklands, along with Luffield, again turn the car around and are both negotiated in 2nd gear at between 50-80 mph. Luffield used to be two corners called Luffield 1 and Luffield 2 prior to 1996. On exit, it's a quick dash through Woodcote at 165 mph and a smooth turn to the right before hitting the Start-Finish straight at 175 mph. At the start of 1998 Silverstone re-named the sequence of corners from Priory to Luffield as 'The Grandstand'. --- Grand Prix of France: Magny-Cours 21st July 2002 ------------------------------------------------ Number of Laps : 72 Lap Distance : 4.251km / 2.641m 2001 Lap Record : D. Coulthard 1.16.088 From the starting grid, cars accelerate up to 170 mph before entering Grande Courbe, a long, left-hand bend which is driven in 4th gear at 125 mph. Drivers take great care to get the right line out of the curve into Estoril, which is a sweeping right-hand turn that goes through 180 degrees. Here, 5th gear is maintained at a speed of 110 mph. Understeer can be a real problem for drivers and time can be lost if the entry into Golf is not right. Golf itself is very nearly a straight but has a gentle curve to the right throughout its length. As such, it is taken full-out in top gear with speeds around 180 mph. Adelaide is a 2nd-gear hairpin that brings the drivers back to earth. Braking hard at -3.2g, and at 40 mph, it turns through 180 degrees and takes the vehicle back in the direction from which it has just come with the track immediately to the right. This leads straight into a fast right-left that is cleared in 4th and which leads to Nurburgring, a chicane that wriggles the cars left and right - not as tight as Adelaide but, nevertheless, tricky because it closes up in the middle. Hard on the throttle, cars approach 150 mph and brake hard at the entrance to 180 Degrees. This is another hairpin and again brings the cars through 180 degrees and back upon themselves - taken in 2nd gear at 50 mph. From the 180 it's up quickly through the gears to 6th and 170 mph before changing down to meet the challenge of Imola at 110 mph, a right-left that protects the Chateau d'Eau, a virtual 90-degree turn entered in 4th and exited in 2nd at 55 mph on to a straight that allows the car to accelerate to 155 mph towards the 2nd-gear Chicane. This is a very tight right-left turn where drivers have to be very careful to avoid the kerbs, especially on the second part of the corner. Immediately following the chicane is the sharp Lycée right-hander taken in 2nd gear as the cars slow to 40 mph. Positioning for exit out of Lycée is important as it affects the driver's ability to get on the throttle quickly to ensure maximum speed down the straight. The corner also provides the entry to the pit lane. --- Grand Prix of Germany: Hockenhiem 28th July -------------------------------------------- Number of Laps : 67 Lap Distance : 4.574km / 2.842m 2001 Lap Record : J.P. Montoya 1.41.808 The Hockenheim circuit, current home of the German Grand Prix, underwent major changes ahead of the 2002 race. Track distance was cut by around two kilometres, with a large part of the famous forest section removed. The Jim Clark Kurve, the original Ostkurve and the Ayrton Senna Kurve have all disappeared, but the tighter stadium section of the circuit remains. From the Start-Finish line, cars approach Nord Kurve, a fast right-hander that is taken in 4th gear at 125 mph and exited in 5th ready to accelerate towards Hockenheim’s first new corner, Entrance Parabolica, a tight right-hander that replaces the Jim Clark Chicane. This takes the cars on to a very long and sweeping left curve, which ultimately leads them flat out into the tightest corner of the lap, a right-handed hairpin, replacing the former Ostkurve. The cars then rejoin the old circuit, and are likely to hit top gear before a new combination of corners, named Spitzkehre, which replaces the former Ayrton Senna Kurve. An initial, fast right-hander leads into a short straight before a much tighter left turn. The drivers then sweep quickly left and right as they rejoin the original main straight. From there it's full-power as the cars accelerate back up to 195 mph before the stadium complex begins to come into view. The Mobil 1 Kurve is a fast right-hander that is taken in 4th gear at 105 mph and leads quickly into the Sachs Kurve as drivers shift down to a 60 mph 2nd gear for the hairpin that has a well-earned reputation for being slippery. The final section in the stadium complex that leads back to the start line, the Süd or Opel Kurve, is a double-apex hairpin with both right-handers taken in 3rd gear at an average of 90 mph and leading into the finishing straight where cars can accelerate to 175 mph. --- Grand Prix of Hungary: Hungaroring 18th august 2002 --------------------------------------------------- Number of Laps : 77 Lap Distance : 3.975km / 2.470m 2001 Lap Record : M. Hakkinen 1.16.723 From the Start-Finish line it's full power to Turn 1 with speeds approaching 175 mph. Turn 1 is a long, right-hand downhill bend taking the drivers through 180 degrees, entered in 3rd gear at 75 mph, exited in 4th at 135 mph. The camber on this corner can also catch drivers out or, at the very least, see them slipping out of the drive line and into the dirty sections of the track, which does not benefit their tyres or subsequent grip. Entry and exit positions are also important as the corner is blind. A short straight brings the cars into Turn 2 and then Turn 3 and here there is a choice of two lines, but whether the car turns in early or late makes little difference to the amount of oversteer experienced as this long left-hander begins to sweep right. Turn 2 is entered at 135 mph, slowing to 70 mph before accelerating out of Turn 3 at 115 mph. Cars approach Turn 4 leaving the straight at around 170 mph, changing down from top to 4th gear while braking to 110 mph before climbing uphill on the approach to Turn 5 - another long right-hander negotiated in 3rd gear at 80 mph and accelerated out of in 4th gear to 150 mph. Turn 6 leads to the highest part of the circuit and is a right-left chicane that is entered in 2nd gear at 55 mph and exited in 5th at 115 mph. Turn 7 comes quickly and the approach to this left-hander is bumpy. Third gear maintained throughout, 75 mph being the slowest point at the apex of the curve. Turn 8 is a right-hander and is taken in 3rd gear at 85 mph with the left-hander taken flat out. A curving straight forms Turn 9 and leads into Turn 10 which is not as fast as it looks as the corner suddenly tightens. It is taken in 4th at 110 mph. Turn 11 is an off-camber and downhill right-left chicane which always seems to gather particles of grit, whilst a high kerb awaits the unsuspecting at the second apex. It is taken in 3rd gear at 90 mph. Turn 12 is almost a hairpin-like corner directly behind the pits and it's taken in 2nd at 60 mph. A long right-hander marks Turn 13, which mirrors Turn 1. Through it, the cars first oversteer, turning to understeer by the time they exit on to the straight via the kerb. Around 80 mph sees the cars through the apex of the curve from which they power towards 175 mph as they flash across the Start-Finish line. --- Grand Prix of Belgium: Spa 1st september 2002 --------------------------------------------- Number of Laps : 44 Lap Distance : 6.947km / 4.317m 2001 Lap Record : M. Schumacher 1.49.758 From the start, the corner at La Source comes very quickly and is a hairpin that is taken in 2nd gear at around 40 mph after which drivers have two long straights that are separated by Eau Rouge - which amounts to a small kink in the circuit. Accelerating to 180 mph along the first section, Eau Rouge can be taken in 6th gear with only a slight loss of speed (165 mph) as it goes downhill and then uphill left, right, and left. Cars exit at Raidillon and then encounter the fastest part of the course along the Kemmell straight at 190 mph. As the track bears round slowly to the right, there exists good overtaking possibilities at Les Combes due to the wide run-off areas. The right-left combination chicane is taken in 3rd gear and 85 mph and is exited at Malmedy, which is a right-hander taken at 100 mph. Rivage is a virtual hairpin which, due to being off camber and downhill, causes cars all sorts of steering problems. It is approached in 4th gear at 155 mph, taken in 2nd at 60 mph and exited in 3rd at 110 mph. Out of Rivage the cars sweep along a short straight at 155 mph before the track veers left at 90 mph and on to Pouhon at 100 mph, a double left-hander. Also off camber, it is entered and exited in 4th gear at an average of 140 mph. On exit, cars power through the gears to 180 mph before slowing at Fagnes - a right-left chicane which is taken in 3rd gear at 100 mph. Stavelot is a double right-hand loop, turning the cars through 180 degrees as they go downhill. Entered in 3rd with 4th (135 mph) being engaged in t he middle, but it is bumpy and cars tend to skip about a bit as cars speed-up to 150 mph on exit. Blanchimont is a long, sweeping left-hander taken full-out in 6th gear at 185 mph. With the Start-Finish line almost in sight, Bus Stop Chicane appears, a sharp right-left-right chicane that slows the cars right down to a 2nd gear 45 mph before they emerge on to the pit straight at 170 mph. --- Grand Prix of Italy: Monza 15th September 2002 ----------------------------------------------- Number of Laps : 53 Lap Distance : 5.793km / 3.600m 2001 Lap Record : M. Hakkinen 1:24.808 The Rettifilio Tribune is the long start-straight leads to the Variante Goodyear (also known as Variante del Rettifilio). This is approached in top gear at around 215 mph and it is marked by the wide pit straight that precedes it. It is a very fast but bumpy left-right-left-right 2nd-gear chicane that's entered in 2nd at 60 mph and exited at 80 mph. Almost immediately after is Curva Grande, which is a very bumpy, longish right-hander that is hard work on the steering. Drivers invariably use the kerb at its exit at 185 mph and then it's along the back straight where 200 mph is touched. The Variante della Roggia is also known as 2A Variante. The braking area prior to entering this left-right chicane is both bumpy and slippy. Approached in top gear, it is negotiated in 2nd at 60 mph and exited in 3rd at 85 mph. Curva di Lesmo is a contentious sharp right-hander. Invariably taken fast, shifting between 4th and 3rd gears, with speeds ranging between 150 mph and 95 mph. Coming out of the turn, the cars rocket down Curve del Serraglio, a long straight that means the driver approaches the next chicane at speeds approaching, and sometimes exceeding, 200 mph. Drivers hope their brakes are in good order as they approach Curva del Vialone, a left-hander, braking from 200 mph in 6th gear to 4th gear at the 100-metre board. Then, on to Variante Ascari, the second part of the chicane, quickly flicking right, then left and changing down into 2nd gear at 85 mph. Exited in 3rd gear at 125 mph, cars accelerate onto the Rettifilio Centro straight and attain 200 mph on the approach to the final curve. The Curva Parabolica is a long, looping right-hander that is important to lap-times as the entry and exit to it determine how quickly drivers can get on the gas as they come out of it and on to the longest straight on the circuit. Braking hard at -3.2g, cars decelerate to 100 mph and 3rd gear at its apex.As the curve opens out it is exited in 4th gear at 170 mph as the cars arrive in the long Rettifilio Tribune straight, before applying full throttle and crossing the Start-Finish line. --- Grand Prix of USA: Indianapolis 29th September 2002 --------------------------------------------------- Number of Laps : 73 Lap Distance : 4.192km / 2.604m 2001 Lap Record : J.P. Montoya 1.14.448 The cars will cross the start/finish line reaching a peak speed of over 200 mph before braking hard for the first comer, a 90 degree right hander taken in 2nd at 62 mph which flows into another 90 degree left hander. This is even tighter and the cars will remain in 2nd gear, accelerating to around 70 mph. From there they accelerate through the sweeping right hand comer leading to turn 3, which will be taken in 3rd gear at around 130 mph. A very short straight, where the cars will reach around 143 mph before braking leads into turn 4 taken at 80 mph. Cars accelerate away from turn 4 and approach the 45 degree turn 5 at 105 mph. Hard braking sweeps the drivers through the 180 degree turn 6 at 75 mph which swings right, through turn 7 on to the back straight at 185 mph turning 75 degrees left into the 'ess' bends of turn s 9 and 10 which is similar to turn 6 but taken at 60 mph. The curve of turn 11 taken at 80 mph pulling over 3 G's sets the car up for the most crucial turn of the circuit at 12. Slowing fractionally from 155 mph on the short straight the drivers will feed in the power to round the long right hander and onto the main 'straightaway' accelerating to their maximum speed having stayed at full throttle for around 19 seconds. "The challenge is to be as fast as you can, as soon as you can, coming through 11," said former F1 driver Andrea Montermini. "All the way from Turn 11 back round to Turn 1, the speed is very high. Speeds will be 320 km/h (200 mph) and more at the end of the straight." --- Grand Prix of Japan: Sukzuka 13th October 2002 ---------------------------------------------- Number of Laps : 53 Lap Distance : 5.821km / 3.617m 2001 Lap Record : R. Schumacher 1.36.944 The S Curve is a left-right-left-right combination that severely taxes any car that is not well balanced. It can usually be taken all the way through in 4th. The sequence is entered at 135 mph, dropping to 85 mph on exit of the final curve. On exiting, the S Curve's 4th gear is maintained for the approach to the Dunlop Curve. This long left-hander is extremely bumpy with plenty of understeer at 135 mph. Accelerating to 160 mph, the Degner Curve is a tight right-hander that is taken in 4th gear at 120 mph, down to 3rd as the second part of the corner becomes tighter still, and then generally exited with the use of the kerb. Then it is up to top gear at 170 mph to go under the bridge where the course crosses itself to the Hairpin Curve. This is guarded by a short right-hander which slows the cars, but then they have to get down very quickly to 2nd gear for the 45 mph hairpin. Out of the hairpin the circuit curves to the right and on completion of the curve the majority of cars will be in top gear at 170 mph. Spoon Curve awaits at the end of the looping right-hander. It is negotiated in 3rd gear, with speeds dropping from 105 mph on entry to 85 mph on exit. Then it's full on the throttle and it's a 185 mph straight-screamer over the Crossover to 130R, a very fast left-hander which forces a slight deceleration to 155 mph. The Casino Chicane (Triangle Chicane) guards the entrance to the finishing straight. The right-left combination is taken in 2nd gear at 40 mph, with the cars having to brake hard from 175 mph as they approach it. Once through, the cars swing right at 120 mph and onto the Start-Finish straight for the next lap. ----- **~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** OPTIONS................ **~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** Click on the options menu and 5 sub options will appear:- CONTROLLER:- Configuration of racing wheels, dualshock options. AUDIO:- The sound FX can be toggoled up and down to your personall prefrence. TV Comm. this is how much you want to hear the commentators. Pit comm, this is how much you want to hear the pit men. Select STEREO/MONO LANGUAGE:- English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Finnish. DISPLAY:- Adjust screen position, Widescreen or 4:3 mode. GAME:- Rookie, Semi-pro, Pro, Race Distance (10,25,50,75,100%) SAVE CHANGES:- MAKE SURE YOU SAVE THE CHANGES AFTER CHANGING THE OPTIONS!! **~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** REWARDS................ **~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** YAY! The good bit and its better than the 2001 Version:- win rookie championship :- Gain Rookie Gallery. win semi-pro championship :- Gain Semi-Pro Gallery. win pro championsip :- Gain Pro Gallery. There is a mode called SCTA MODE, if you win a race you will get to drive the mercedies safty car around the track that you won on, time trial only. **~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** "BIG-UPS".............. **~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** firstly i would like to thank CJayC for putting up this F.A.Q! Thank you Studio Liverpool for a wonderfull game! Information from f1.com & from grand prix guide 2000! 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