Formula One 99

Formula One 99 is a 1999 video game developed by Studio 33 and published by Psygnosis.

The drivers on the front cover, from left to right are: Jean Alesi, Michael Schumacher and Mika Häkkinen.

After the failure of Formula 1 98, Psygnosis brought in a new development team. Studio 33 had previously developed Newmann Haas racing using the original F1 Game engine from Bizarre Creations. Formula One 99 showed that Studio 33 was already experienced in creating a sim-based racing game.

Other innovations included the pit lane speed limiter and a clutch. This game was a considerable and welcome improvement upon Formula 1 98. It may have lacked an "arcade" mode or that extra polish, but Studio 33 clearly concentrated on the most important aspects of the simulation mode, leaving the addition of an arcade mode for Formula One 2000. The AI was suspect, and often cheated the player when pulling out a substantial gap, the AI would then do impossible lap times to catch up and pass. This was also inherent in the Newmann Haas Game which Studio 33 also developed. Another AI tactic was to simply pass through solid walls when trying to overtake the player. This was especially noticeable in Monaco.

During the making of this game, Psygnosis was taken over by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe and became SCE Studio Liverpool.

Teams and drivers

 * 🇬🇧 West McLaren Mercedes
 * 🇫🇮 1. Mika Häkkinen
 * 🇬🇧 2. David Coulthard
 * 🇮🇹 Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro
 * 🇩🇪 3. Michael Schumacher
 * 🇫🇮 3. Mika Salo
 * 🇬🇧 4. Eddie Irvine
 * 🇬🇧 Winfield Williams
 * 🇮🇹 5. Alessandro Zanardi
 * 🇩🇪 6. Ralf Schumacher
 * 🇮🇪 Benson & Hedges Jordan Honda
 * 🇬🇧 7. Damon Hill
 * 🇩🇪 8. Heinz-Harald Frentzen
 * 🇮🇹 Benetton
 * 🇮🇹 9. Giancarlo Fisichella
 * 🇦🇹 10. Alexander Wurz
 * 🇨🇭 Red Bull Sauber Petronas F1 Team
 * 🇫🇷 11. Jean Alesi
 * 🇧🇷 12. Pedro Diniz
 * 🇬🇧 Repsol Arrows
 * 🇪🇸 14. Pedro de la Rosa
 * 🇯🇵 15. Toranosuke Takagi
 * 🇬🇧 Stewart Ford
 * 🇧🇷 16. Rubens Barrichello
 * 🇬🇧 17. Johnny Herbert
 * 🇫🇷 Prost GP
 * 🇫🇷 18. Olivier Panis
 * 🇮🇹 19. Jarno Trulli
 * 🇮🇹 Minardi F1
 * 🇮🇹 20. Luca Badoer
 * 🇫🇷 20. Stephane Sarrazin
 * 🇪🇸 21. Marc Gene
 * 🇬🇧 Lucky Strike BAR
 * 🇨🇦 22. Jacques Villeneuve
 * 🇧🇷 23. Ricardo Zonta
 * 🇫🇮 23. Mika Salo

Circuits

 * 🇦🇺 Australian Grand Prix - Melbourne
 * 🇧🇷 Brazilian Grand Prix - Interlagos
 * 🇸🇲 San Marino Grand Prix - Imola
 * 🇲🇨 Monaco Grand Prix - Monaco
 * 🇪🇸 Spanish Grand Prix - Catalunya
 * 🇨🇦 Canadian Grand Prix - Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
 * 🇫🇷 French Grand Prix - Magny-Cours
 * 🇬🇧 British Grand Prix - Silverstone
 * 🇦🇹 Austrian Grand Prix - A1-Ring
 * 🇩🇪 German Grand Prix - Hockenheimring
 * 🇭🇺 Hungarian Grand Prix - Hungaroring
 * 🇧🇪 Belgian Grand Prix - Spa-Francorchamps
 * 🇮🇹 Italian Grand Prix - Monza
 * European Grand Prix - Nürburgring
 * 🇲🇾 Malaysian Grand Prix - Sepang
 * 🇯🇵 Japanese Grand Prix - Suzuka

Alcohol and tobacco related sponsors
All alcohol and tobacco sponsors are censored:
 * Ferrari's Marlboro is completely censored.
 * Williams's Winfield is replaced by "Williams F1" and black bars.
 * Jordan's Benson & Hedges is replaced by "Buzzing Hornets" (as in real life).
 * Benetton's Mild Seven is replaced by "Benetton".
 * McLaren's West is replaced by "Mika" and "David" (as in real life).