<s>
F1	B-Application
Career	I-Application
Challenge	I-Application
(	O
F1	B-Application
Challenge	I-Application
'	I-Application
99-	I-Application
'	I-Application
02	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
four	O
seasons	O
:	O
the	O
1999	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
season	O
,	O
the	O
2000	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
season	O
,	O
the	O
2001	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
season	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
2002	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
EA	O
Sports	O
until	O
F1	O
2021	O
,	O
when	O
EA	O
purchased	O
Codemasters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
losing	O
the	O
official	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
license	O
from	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
Administration	O
Ltd	O
.	O
to	O
a	O
multi-year	O
exclusive	O
licensing	O
contract	O
between	O
FOA	O
and	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
Europe	O
(	O
publishers	O
of	O
the	O
competing	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
series	O
on	O
PlayStation/PlayStation	O
2	O
)	O
in	O
late	O
2002	O
that	O
became	O
active	O
starting	O
from	O
the	O
2003	O
season	O
,	O
barring	O
any	O
developer	O
EA	O
included	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
game	O
centered	O
around	O
these	O
later	O
seasons	O
,	O
the	O
decision	O
was	O
made	O
to	O
produce	O
one	O
final	O
game	O
using	O
the	O
four	O
seasons	O
that	O
EA	O
Sports	O
had	O
previously	O
licensed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
the	O
progressing	O
potential	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
engine	O
,	O
several	O
assets	O
were	O
re-imagined	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
make	O
them	O
more	O
realistic	O
than	O
ever	O
before	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
making	O
the	O
game	O
more	O
adaptable	O
for	O
less	O
powerful	O
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
modding	O
capabilities	O
of	O
F1C	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
occasionally	O
referred	O
to	O
by	O
its	O
dedicated	O
video	O
game	O
modding	O
community	O
,	O
are	O
extensive	O
and	O
since	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
has	O
gone	O
on	O
to	O
cover	O
many	O
different	O
seasons	O
of	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
racing	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
simulate	O
racing	O
series	O
outside	O
of	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
Le	O
Mans	O
Prototypes	O
and	O
NASCAR	O
,	O
among	O
many	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
