Graphically, it's superior to both GP3 and EA's FI Championship: Season 2000, and while this is hardly a major achievement, F1RC is currently the best-looking F1 game around. Although, for some strange reason, you're rarely given this information when you cross the start/finish line, which is when you really want it the most. Generally the presentation is pretty impressive, with TV-style banners showing the distances between you and the cars in front and behind. In fact, it's so hard that unless you're a diehard F1 nut, you'll probably find it more annoying than enjoyable, as you'll initially spend more time in the pits repairing your car than you do racing. However, once you've turned off all the driving aids, F1RC becomes fiendishly challenging.
Customising F1RCis made easy by some excellent difficulty setting options, which allow you to break yourself in as quickly or as gently as you like.
