Mansell at McLaren | Round 12: Italian Grand Prix | Formula 1 (PS1)
In 1995 a legendary driver joined a legendary team when Nigel Mansell signed for McLaren. What seemed like a great move quickly turned into a disaster when Mansell missed the first two races of the season, drove the next two before leaving the team after the Spanish Grand Prix.
But what would have happened if Nigel had made it through the whole season? Well, thanks to Formula 1 on the PS1 from 1996, we can hopefully find out!
After having our race completely ruined by Martin Brundle at Spa, we head to Monza with great confidence in given our last few performances when we are left to our own devices. Round 12 of the championship brings us to the equally legendary Monza circuit for the Italian Grand Prix? Can we get back into the points? Can Martin Brundle stay out of our way?? Let's find out!
In 1996, during his championship winning season, Damon Hill was uncermonously sacked by Williams and almost left without a drive for 1997. With limited options, we had a reigning World Champion lapping the circuit with a backmarker as Damon accepted a one year deal with Arrows.
In 1998, Damon now finds himself in a competitive midfielder in the form of Jordan Grand Prix, and is looking to show that he still has what it takes to be a force in F1, just a couple of years removed from being top of the pile. In this series, we will be taking control of the '96 champion as he takes on the field looking for redemption.
The story of the Brazilian Grand Prix was a move from the ridiculous to the sublime as we were one McLaren looking backmarker away from a victory at Interlagos! However, we are in definite 107% danger as we head to neighbouring Argentina for the Argentine Grand Prix at the dreaded Buenos Aires circuit, where merely qualifying would be a good result!
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1997 was a year of change in Formula 1. We had the reigning World Champion racing for a backmarker, a GOAT PS1 game being released which still holds up today, and TWO brand new teams joining the grid in Mastercard Lola and Stewart Grand Prix.
One of these teams was more successful than the other, with Lola burning out so quickly that the didn't make the game...or even start a race! However, for those who don't know, the team we now know as Red Bull Racing got their start on the grid as Stewart Grand Prix all the way back in 1997. Drivers like Jan Magunssen, Johnny Herbert and, yes, Jos Verstappen, walked so Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen could run!
However, despite the advantage they had over their fellow rookie team, Stewart struggled in 1997 with only 8 finishes between both drivers and 9 Double DNFs in 17 races. So, in this series, we try to give Stewart a debut season more befitting of a team that would go on to much bigger and better things in the near and distant future, by taking the one and only Rubens Barrichello through the 1997 season in Formula 1 '97 for the Playstation.
After a quite frustrating Spanish Grand Prix we head back across the Atlantic for the Canadian Grand Prix at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve (or is it the Circuit Ferrari Number Twenty-Seven?) in Montreal. This is a high speed track where we can hopefully open the car up and show our true pace in Qualifying and kick start a good weekend!
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1997 was a year of change in Formula 1. We had the reigning World Champion racing for a backmarker, a GOAT PS1 game being released which still holds up today, and TWO brand new teams joining the grid in Mastercard Lola and Stewart Grand Prix.
One of these teams was more successful than the other, with Lola burning out so quickly that the didn't make the game...or even start a race! However, for those who don't know, the team we now know as Red Bull Racing got their start on the grid as Stewart Grand Prix all the way back in 1997. Drivers like Jan Magunssen, Johnny Herbert and, yes, Jos Verstappen, walked so Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen could run!
However, despite the advantage they had over their fellow rookie team, Stewart struggled in 1997 with only 8 finishes between both drivers and 9 Double DNFs in 17 races. So, in this series, we try to give Stewart a debut season more befitting of a team that would go on to much bigger and better things in the near and distant future, by taking the one and only Rubens Barrichello through the 1997 season in Formula 1 '97 for the Playstation.
After a monster last lap of qualifying, we are starting on the front row for the second time in this debut season! The laps were getting better as we went so I am hopeful that this excellent starting position can turn into an equally good finish in the race and to our season.
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1997 was a year of change in Formula 1. We had the reigning World Champion racing for a backmarker, a GOAT PS1 game being released which still holds up today, and TWO brand new teams joining the grid in Mastercard Lola and Stewart Grand Prix.
One of these teams was more successful than the other, with Lola burning out so quickly that the didn't make the game...or even start a race! However, for those who don't know, the team we now know as Red Bull Racing got their start on the grid as Stewart Grand Prix all the way back in 1997. Drivers like Jan Magunssen, Johnny Herbert and, yes, Jos Verstappen, walked so Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen could run!
However, despite the advantage they had over their fellow rookie team, Stewart struggled in 1997 with only 8 finishes between both drivers and 9 Double DNFs in 17 races. So, in this series, we try to give Stewart a debut season more befitting of a team that would go on to much bigger and better things in the near and distant future, by taking the one and only Rubens Barrichello through the 1997 season in Formula 1 '97 for the Playstation.
In this video, we travel to my all-time least favourite track in Buenos Aires for the 1997 Argentine Grand Prix! Given my history on this track we are hoping against hope of a top half grid slot for the race, but in all honesty, this could be a disaster of a session! I'm not confident, but we always give it our best and we will take what we can from the session.
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In 1995 a legendary driver joined a legendary team when Nigel Mansell signed for McLaren. What seemed like a great move quickly turned into a disaster when Mansell missed the first two races of the season, drove the next two before leaving the team after the Spanish Grand Prix.
But what would have happened if Nigel had made it through the whole season? Well, thanks to Formula 1 on the PS1 from 1996, we can hopefully find out!
In this video we travel to the Principality for the Crown Jewel of Formula 1, the Monaco Grand Prix. The frustrating start to the season has continued through the Spanish Grand Prix but anything can happen on the streets of Monaco.
1997 was a year of change in Formula 1. We had the reigning World Champion racing for a backmarker, a GOAT PS1 game being released which still holds up today, and TWO brand new teams joining the grid in Mastercard Lola and Stewart Grand Prix.
One of these teams was more successful than the other, with Lola burning out so quickly that the didn't make the game...or even start a race! However, for those who don't know, the team we now know as Red Bull Racing got their start on the grid as Stewart Grand Prix all the way back in 1997. Drivers like Jan Magunssen, Johnny Herbert and, yes, Jos Verstappen, walked so Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen could run!
However, despite the advantage they had over their fellow rookie team, Stewart struggled in 1997 with only 8 finishes between both drivers and 9 Double DNFs in 17 races. So, in this series, we try to give Stewart a debut season more befitting of a team that would go on to much bigger and better things in the near and distant future, by taking the one and only Rubens Barrichello through the 1997 season in Formula 1 '97 for the Playstation.
We have put ourselves right in the middle of the pack once again but we end up going with a high risk strategy to try and get ourselves in amongst it when it comes to the business end to the race. How well it works will make our decision for us if we are going to try it again - how well did it work? Let's find out!
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1997 was a year of change in Formula 1. We had the reigning World Champion racing for a backmarker, a GOAT PS1 game being released which still holds up today, and TWO brand new teams joining the grid in Mastercard Lola and Stewart Grand Prix.
One of these teams was more successful than the other, with Lola burning out so quickly that the didn't make the game...or even start a race! However, for those who don't know, the team we now know as Red Bull Racing got their start on the grid as Stewart Grand Prix all the way back in 1997. Drivers like Jan Magunssen, Johnny Herbert and, yes, Jos Verstappen, walked so Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen could run!
However, despite the advantage they had over their fellow rookie team, Stewart struggled in 1997 with only 8 finishes between both drivers and 9 Double DNFs in 17 races. So, in this series, we try to give Stewart a debut season more befitting of a team that would go on to much bigger and better things in the near and distant future, by taking the one and only Rubens Barrichello through the 1997 season in Formula 1 '97 for the Playstation.
In this video, we take the grid to start the first grand prix in our team's history. We have put ourselves into a great starting position in the top 10 so we could get ourselves some points in the first race of the season, but in F1, all the best laid plans don't always come through!
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In 1995 a legendary driver joined a legendary team when Nigel Mansell signed for McLaren. What seemed like a great move quickly turned into a disaster when Mansell missed the first two races of the season, drove the next two before leaving the team after the Spanish Grand Prix.
But what would have happened if Nigel had made it through the whole season? Well, thanks to Formula 1 on the PS1 from 1996, we can hopefully find out!
In this video we run through what should have been the first race of Nigel Mansell's McLaren career, the Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos.
1997 was a year of change in Formula 1. We had the reigning World Champion racing for a backmarker, a GOAT PS1 game being released which still holds up today, and TWO brand new teams joining the grid in Mastercard Lola and Stewart Grand Prix.
One of these teams was more successful than the other, with Lola burning out so quickly that the didn't make the game...or even start a race! However, for those who don't know, the team we now know as Red Bull Racing got their start on the grid as Stewart Grand Prix all the way back in 1997. Drivers like Jan Magunssen, Johnny Herbert and, yes, Jos Verstappen, walked so Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen could run!
However, despite the advantage they had over their fellow rookie team, Stewart struggled in 1997 with only 8 finishes between both drivers and 9 Double DNFs in 17 races. So, in this series, we try to give Stewart a debut season more befitting of a team that would go on to much bigger and better things in the near and distant future, by taking the one and only Rubens Barrichello through the 1997 season in Formula 1 '97 for the Playstation.
The less said about the Portuguese Grand Prix weekend the better, as we head across the border to Jerez in Spain for the season ending European Grand Prix at the Circuito de Jerez. Villen....eh, Williams Number One has wrapped up the World Championship so this will be nothing more than a victory lap for him, leaving an opportunity open for everyone else on a track that suits us very well.
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