<s>
F1	B-Application
2001	I-Application
is	O
a	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Image	O
Space	O
Incorporated	O
for	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
and	O
EA	O
UK	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
EA	O
Sports	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
2001	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
GameCube	B-Application
has	O
been	O
planned	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
cancelled	O
for	O
unknown	O
reasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
was	O
also	O
cancelled	O
during	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
F1	B-Application
2001	I-Application
was	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
and	O
received	O
a	O
nomination	O
from	O
GameSpot	O
for	O
their	O
Driving	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
a	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
game	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
training	O
mode	O
where	O
players	O
may	O
hone	O
their	O
skills	O
on	O
the	O
track	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
format	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
license	O
tests	O
in	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
A-Spec	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
features	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
are	O
Team	O
Radio	O
,	O
which	O
helps	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
feedback	O
from	O
the	O
driver	O
's	O
race	O
engineer	O
,	O
a	O
replay	O
mode	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
anyone	O
to	O
go	O
back	O
and	O
view	O
key	O
moments	O
within	O
a	O
limited	O
amount	O
of	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
the	O
official	O
FIA	O
rules	O
and	O
regulations	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
of	O
all	O
the	O
cars	O
to	O
be	O
fine-tuned	O
as	O
in	O
previous	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
F1	B-Application
2000	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
had	O
collaborated	O
with	O
insiders	O
who	O
worked	O
for	O
BAR	O
to	O
help	O
capture	O
the	O
essence	O
of	O
real	O
life	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
racing	O
who	O
provided	O
real-life	O
motion	O
captures	O
,	O
feedback	O
from	O
key	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
race	O
teams	O
which	O
became	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
utilizes	O
the	O
same	O
Engine	O
used	O
in	O
F1	B-Application
Championship	I-Application
Season	I-Application
2000	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
was	O
planned	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
but	O
was	O
cancelled	O
before	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
25	O
July	O
another	O
event	O
called	O
Camp	O
EA	O
2001	O
held	O
at	O
Redwood	O
Shores	O
featured	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
latest	O
games	O
including	O
F1	B-Application
2001	I-Application
on	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
viewed	O
a	O
demo	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
event	O
and	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
smooth	O
quality	O
and	O
fun	O
playing	O
style	O
which	O
was	O
down	O
to	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
developers	O
who	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
Quake	B-Application
III	I-Application
Arena	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
debuted	O
at	O
a	O
pre-ECTS	O
event	O
in	O
September	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
teams	O
and	O
drivers	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
2001	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
season	O
teams	O
and	O
drivers	O
lineup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pedro	O
de	O
la	O
Rosa	O
is	O
featured	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
not	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
PS1	O
and	O
European	O
PS2	B-Device
versions	O
of	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
2001	I-Application
and	O
F1	B-Application
Career	I-Application
Challenge	I-Application
for	O
the	O
2001	O
season	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
favourable	O
"	O
reviews	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
was	O
ported	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
20	O
September	O
2001	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
28	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peer	O
Schneieder	O
of	O
IGN	O
called	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
"	O
a	O
barely	O
enhanced	O
but	O
still	O
enjoyable	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
racing	O
experience	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ralph	O
Edwards	O
noted	O
in	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
review	O
that	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
games	O
were	O
a	O
"	O
hard	O
sell	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
"	O
but	O
praised	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
commitment	O
to	O
appeal	O
to	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
enthusiasts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Olivier	O
Panis	O
tested	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
2001	O
Japanese	O
Grand	O
Prix	O
and	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
close	O
to	O
real	O
life	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
Racing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
EA	O
F1	O
series	O
was	O
rated	O
the	O
4th	O
greatest	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
gaming	O
series	O
by	O
readers	O
of	O
the	O
website	O
RaceFans	O
winning	O
8%	O
of	O
the	O
vote	O
.	O
</s>
