<s>
Grand	B-Application
Prix	I-Application
Manager	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
often	O
shortened	O
as	O
GPM2	B-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
1996	B-Application
Formula	O
1	O
management	O
simulation	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
systems	O
and	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Grand	B-Application
Prix	I-Application
Manager	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Edward	O
Grabowski	O
Communications	O
Ltd	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
MicroProse	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
licensed	O
by	O
FIA	O
to	O
have	O
real	O
statistics	O
for	O
the	O
1996	B-Application
Formula	O
One	O
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Grand	B-Application
Prix	I-Application
World	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2000	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
composed	O
of	O
long	O
and	O
short	O
term	O
"	O
contracts	O
"	O
,	O
long	O
term	O
games	O
being	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
10	O
seasons	O
of	O
F1	O
(	O
in	O
game	O
from	O
1996	B-Application
–	O
2005	O
)	O
whilst	O
short	O
term	O
challenges	O
dictated	O
a	O
specific	O
outcome	O
to	O
be	O
met	O
over	O
1	O
,	O
2	O
or	O
3	O
seasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jacques	O
Villeneuve	O
(	O
a	O
new	O
driver	O
for	O
the	O
real	O
1996	B-Application
season	O
)	O
is	O
not	O
named	O
or	O
photographed	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
occurred	O
under	O
various	O
guises	O
in	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
Formula	O
One	O
games	O
released	O
from	O
1996	B-Application
until	O
1999	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
issue	O
was	O
finally	O
settled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taki	O
Inoue	O
,	O
a	O
driver	O
scheduled	O
to	O
drive	O
for	O
Minardi	O
in	O
actual	O
1996	B-Application
season	O
but	O
replaced	O
by	O
Giancarlo	O
Fisichella	O
at	O
the	O
last	O
minute	O
due	O
to	O
sponsorship	O
reasons	O
,	O
makes	O
an	O
appearance	O
as	O
a	O
driver	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
hire	O
;	O
all	O
other	O
drivers	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
hire	O
are	O
original	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
still	O
possible	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
on-line	O
via	O
a	O
software	O
such	O
as	O
Hamachi	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
many	O
historical	O
mods	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
seasons	O
before	O
and	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
original	O
season	O
(	O
1996	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
praising	O
the	O
relatively	O
low	O
learning	O
curve	O
and	O
simplicity	O
,	O
while	O
others	O
criticised	O
its	O
relatively	O
poor	O
interface	O
,	O
high	O
difficulty	O
,	O
poor	O
driver	O
simulation	O
,	O
poor	O
financial	O
simulation	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
overall	O
improvements	O
over	O
the	O
original	O
Grand	B-Application
Prix	I-Application
Manager	I-Application
.	O
</s>
