<s>
F1	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Ubi	O
Soft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
facing	O
steep	O
competition	O
by	O
the	O
ever-popular	O
Grand	B-Application
Prix	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
the	O
rising	O
F1-series	O
by	O
ISI	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reasons	O
were	O
a	O
poor	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
and	O
damage	O
model	O
and	O
the	O
bug-prone	O
initial	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
featured	O
"	O
Girl	O
Do	O
n't	O
Come	O
"	O
by	O
American/British	O
band	O
Garbage	O
;	O
the	O
main	O
audio	O
sounds	O
in	O
the	O
menu	O
were	O
replicated	O
in	O
Racing	B-Application
Simulation	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
brought	O
out	O
a	O
couple	O
of	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
which	O
again	O
did	O
not	O
sell	O
well	O
due	O
to	O
licensing	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
Racing	B-Application
Simulation	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
choose	O
between	O
individual	O
races	O
or	O
the	O
full	O
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
F1	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
contains	O
several	O
playable	O
game	O
modes	O
:	O
Single	O
,	O
Arcade	O
,	O
Grand	O
Prix	O
(	O
training	O
,	O
qualifications	O
and	O
warm-ups	O
)	O
and	O
Time	O
Attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
goal	O
is	O
to	O
set	O
the	O
best	O
time	O
whenever	O
possible	O
,	O
helped	O
by	O
the	B-Application
artificial	I-Application
intelligence	I-Application
controlled	O
Ghost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
multiplayer	O
relies	O
on	O
local	B-General_Concept
area	I-General_Concept
network	I-General_Concept
integration	O
,	O
supporting	O
22	O
players	O
to	O
compete	O
simultaneously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
sim	B-Application
racing	I-Application
game	O
,	O
it	O
focuses	O
heavily	O
on	O
realism	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
management	O
of	O
every	O
vehicle	O
parameter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
an	O
offer	O
exists	O
between	O
arcade	O
and	O
simulation	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
being	O
divided	O
into	O
two	O
physics	O
variants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
UK	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine	O
said	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
"	O
a	O
playable	O
game	O
,	O
spoiled	O
by	O
sloppy	O
presentation	O
"	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
and	O
published	O
by	O
Video	O
System	O
on	O
July	O
26	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
25	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
