Formula One Championship Edition Car Setups: Renault

When I first heard about this game I was very excited to say the least. I have played all in the series which started way back in 1996 (copyright of Psygnosis Ltd.) The thought of a formula one game on the playstation 3 made me water at the mouth. When I finally laid hands on this game, I rushed home and immediately inserted it into ps3's mouth.



This game is essentially F1 2006, which appeared on ps2, with a kick up the ass in the graphic and sound departments.

It contains all the official cars (plus a few bonus oldies from different decades) and circuits from the 2oo6 season. Set out below (in the order of lowest to top in performance) is the veichles available with their driver line up.




Car and driver lineup:


11. Super Aguri - Y. Ide/T. Sato

10. MF1 - T. Monteiro/C. albers

9. Toro Rosso - V. Liuzzi/S. Speed

8. Red Bull - D. Coulthard/C. Klien

7. Williams - M. Webber/N. Rosberg

6. BMW Sauber - J. Villeneuve/N. Heidfeld

5. Toyota - J. Trulli/R. Schumacher

4. Honda - R. Barrichello/J. Button

3. McLaren - K. Ràikkònen/J. Montoya

2. Ferrari - M. Schumacher/F. Massa

1. Renault - F. Alonso/G Fisichella





Circuits:


1.Bahrain

2.Sepang

3.Melbourne

4.Imola

5.Nùrburgring

6.Catalunya

7.Monte Carlo

8.Silverstone

9.Montrèal

10.Indianapolis

11.Mangy-Cours

12.Hockenheim

13.Budapest

14.Istanbul

15.Monza

16.Shanghai

17.Suzuka

18.Interlagos



Bonus cars and circuit!



The following cars and circuit are unlocked as you progress through the game and meet specific requirements such as recieving all bronze/silver/gold medal times, winning your first race, winning full championships etc etc.



Lotus 72E, Cooper Climax, Renault RS01, Honda RA 272, Lotus 49C, Williams FW18, Williams FW06.

Bonus Circuit: Jerez



Game modes:



Quick race: Pick a car and circuit and off you go.

Time trial: Tune your car and try to set your fastest lap time possible.

Grand prix weekend: Experience pratice sessions, the three qualification rounds and finally the race itself.

World championship: Compete in the full 18 rounds of the 2006 championship.

Career: Live the dream of your life. Take part in 5 full seasons of formula 1 action. Start out as a test driver or rookie and gain promotion to claim the coveted title of formula 1 world champion.





Difficulty settings:

Easy: This setting accomadates for beginners and newcomers alike.

Medium: Good challenge presented if using the mid to lower tiers of cars.

Hard: The ultimate challenge. AI cars post reasonable times and you need to be on top of your game to claim victory against the top forerunners (Renault, McLaren, Ferrari).



Car setups:

Setting up the car correctly is the best way to beat the AI on the hard difficulty.

The following setups will enable you to beat all the gold times listed in time trial. They will also allow you to compete against the hard AI difficulty and win the world championship.

For the following setups I have used the Renault, which I find to be the best car overall.