<s>
,	O
as	O
the	O
name	O
suggests	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Lap	I-Application
series	O
,	O
released	O
worldwide	O
by	O
Namco	O
in	O
1992	O
;	O
like	O
its	O
precursors	O
(	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Four	B-Application
Trax	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Suzuka	B-Application
8	I-Application
Hours	I-Application
)	O
,	O
it	O
runs	O
on	O
Namco	O
System	O
2	O
hardware	O
,	O
and	O
allows	O
up	O
to	O
eight	O
players	O
to	O
play	O
simultaneously	O
when	O
four	O
two-player	O
cabinets	O
are	O
linked	O
together	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
four	O
new	O
tracks	O
set	O
in	O
England	O
,	O
France	O
,	O
San	O
Marino	O
,	O
and	O
Spain	O
-	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
third	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
players	O
must	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
either	O
the	O
Williams	O
,	O
McLaren	O
,	O
Ferrari	O
or	O
Tyrrell	O
cars	O
(	O
which	O
have	O
again	O
been	O
redesigned	O
;	O
Ferrari	O
and	O
Tyrrell	O
replaces	O
March	O
and	O
Lotus	O
from	O
the	O
previous	B-Application
games	O
)	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
Formula	O
One	O
race	O
on	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
single-player	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
score	O
is	O
again	O
based	O
on	O
how	O
far	O
his	O
car	O
travels	O
until	O
the	O
timer	O
runs	O
out	O
or	O
he	O
completes	O
four	O
laps	O
of	O
the	O
chosen	O
circuit	O
,	O
and	O
hitting	O
another	O
car	O
or	O
a	O
billboard	O
will	O
again	O
not	O
cause	O
a	O
player	O
car	O
to	O
explode	O
,	O
like	O
it	O
did	O
in	O
the	O
two	B-Application
Pole	B-Application
Position	I-Application
games	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
can	O
still	O
send	O
it	O
(	O
or	O
the	O
other	O
car	O
)	O
spinning	O
off	O
the	O
track	O
,	O
costing	O
valuable	O
time	O
;	O
in	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
,	O
up	O
to	O
eight	O
players	O
can	O
again	O
race	O
simultaneously	O
,	O
which	O
shall	O
again	O
allow	O
for	O
better	O
lap	O
times	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
plain	O
green	O
CPU-controlled	O
cars	O
(	O
which	O
have	O
again	O
also	O
been	O
redesigned	O
)	O
will	O
appear	O
less	O
frequently	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Silverstone	O
(	O
in	O
1987-90	O
configuration	O
,	O
without	O
the	O
1991	O
overhaul	O
)	O
is	O
the	O
most	O
difficult	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
and	O
is	O
therefore	O
only	O
recommended	O
for	O
the	O
expert	O
players	O
and	O
the	O
ones	O
who	O
had	O
managed	O
to	O
master	O
Suzuka	O
in	O
the	O
two	B-Application
previous	B-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Final	B-Application
Lap	I-Application
3	I-Application
on	O
their	O
October	O
1	O
,	O
1992	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
third	O
most-successful	O
upright/cockpit	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
