<s>
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
is	O
a	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
racing	O
management	O
video	O
game	O
published	O
in	O
1985	O
by	O
CRL	O
Group	O
PLC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wheelhouse	O
for	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
converted	O
to	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
by	O
Richard	O
Taylor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
sets	O
the	O
player	O
as	O
the	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
team	O
manager	O
on	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
choice	O
,	O
starting	O
on	O
the	O
season	O
of	O
1985	O
and	O
onwards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
games	O
of	O
its	O
genre	O
,	O
following	O
its	O
predecessor	O
Grand	B-Application
Prix	I-Application
Manager	I-Application
by	O
Silicon	O
Joy	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
in	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
's	O
game	O
play	O
setup	O
is	O
a	O
season	O
comprising	O
16	O
races	O
,	O
and	O
all	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
data	O
including	O
racing	O
circuits	O
,	O
number	O
of	O
laps	O
of	O
each	O
race	O
,	O
past	O
season	O
winners	O
,	O
and	O
track	O
record	O
holders	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
official	O
1984	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
is	O
a	O
management	O
game	O
,	O
several	O
graphics	O
details	O
are	O
included	O
that	O
provide	O
a	O
more	O
realistic	O
and	O
appealing	O
feel	O
to	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
and	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
versions	O
are	O
very	O
similar	O
in	O
all	O
aspects	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
gameplay	O
is	O
not	O
altered	O
between	O
ports	O
,	O
but	O
some	O
visual	O
differences	O
exist	O
between	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
native	O
color	B-Data_Structure
palettes	I-Data_Structure
that	O
each	O
system	O
uses	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
presents	O
itself	O
very	O
similarly	O
in	O
both	O
versions	O
but	O
with	O
slightly	O
different	O
color	O
tones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
attribute	B-Algorithm
clash	I-Algorithm
problem	O
is	O
also	O
widely	O
visible	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
whereas	O
in	O
the	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
it	O
does	O
not	O
occur	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
in	O
game	O
objects	O
though	O
are	O
painted	O
differently	O
in	O
the	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
port	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
the	O
pit	O
stop	O
screen	O
shows	O
different	O
colored	O
doors	O
,	O
windows	O
and	O
other	O
objects	O
in	O
the	O
background	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
race	O
screen	O
,	O
the	O
publicity	O
stripe	O
below	O
the	O
spectators	O
is	O
mostly	O
red	O
in	O
the	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
port	O
while	O
in	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
it	O
shows	O
mostly	O
yellow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
noticeable	O
difference	O
is	O
that	O
in	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
race	O
screen	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
four	O
rows	O
of	O
spectators	O
on	O
the	O
left	O
side	O
and	O
three	O
rows	O
on	O
the	O
right	O
side	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
port	O
shows	O
one	O
fewer	O
row	O
of	O
spectators	O
on	O
each	O
side	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
three	O
rows	O
on	O
the	O
left	O
side	O
and	O
only	O
two	O
rows	O
on	O
the	O
right	O
side	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
difference	O
is	O
that	O
at	O
each	O
race	O
start	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
six	O
cars	O
are	O
visible	O
in	O
the	O
starting	O
line	O
,	O
while	O
in	O
the	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
version	O
only	O
four	O
cars	O
are	O
visible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
and	O
first	O
released	O
by	O
CRL	O
Group	O
PLC	O
in	O
1985	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
subsequently	O
re-released	O
as	O
a	O
budget	O
title	O
by	O
Alternative	O
Software	O
Ltd	O
with	O
the	O
title	O
Formula	B-Application
Grand	I-Application
Prix	I-Application
in	O
1988	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
was	O
included	O
in	O
a	O
CRL	O
compilation	O
entitled	O
Burning	O
Rubber	O
in	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
port	O
to	O
the	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
was	O
completed	O
by	O
CRL	O
in	O
1988	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Alternative	O
Software	O
released	O
Formula	B-Application
Grand	I-Application
Prix	I-Application
the	O
packaging	O
was	O
the	O
subject	O
of	O
potential	O
legal	O
proceeding	O
by	O
Codemasters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spokesperson	O
for	O
the	O
company	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
artwork	O
for	O
Formula	B-Application
Grand	I-Application
Prix	I-Application
plagiarises	O
their	O
box	O
art	O
for	O
Grand	B-Application
Prix	I-Application
Simulator	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
1985	O
when	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
was	O
launched	O
,	O
there	O
were	O
several	O
good	O
references	O
in	O
the	O
market	O
for	O
sports	O
management	O
games	O
,	O
but	O
few	O
in	O
the	O
field	O
of	O
motor	O
sports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
games	O
of	O
its	O
genre	O
,	O
following	O
Grand	B-Application
Prix	I-Application
Manager	I-Application
by	O
Silicon	O
Joy	O
in	O
1984	O
,	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
received	O
very	O
positive	O
reviews	O
upon	O
launch	O
from	O
several	O
publications	O
of	O
its	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
although	O
not	O
perfect	O
,	O
was	O
in	O
overall	O
highly	O
appraised	O
by	O
reviewers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
reviews	O
of	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
for	O
the	O
same	O
platform	O
also	O
gave	O
it	O
merit	O
,	O
Paul	O
Bond	O
of	O
British	O
magazine	O
Your	O
Computer	O
awarded	O
4	O
stars	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
graphics	O
are	O
functional	O
rather	O
than	O
brilliant	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Same	O
opinion	O
about	O
the	O
graphics	O
is	O
shared	O
by	O
the	O
Amstrad	O
Action	O
reviewer	O
for	O
the	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
port	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
race	O
graphics	O
are	O
n't	O
brilliant	O
but	O
manage	O
to	O
convey	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
tension	O
of	O
real	O
racing	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
magazine	O
review	O
on	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
was	O
done	O
with	O
the	O
collaboration	O
of	O
Peter	O
Collins	O
,	O
manager	O
of	O
the	O
Formula	O
1	O
team	O
Williams	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Burning	O
Rubber	O
compilation	O
for	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
it	O
was	O
received	O
less	O
favourably	O
.	O
</s>
