Mika Hakkinen, two-time World Champion with McLarenĪlan Jones, 1980 World Champion at Williams Plus, Neil tells Tom how the role of engineer and driver has evolved, how he’s still helping McLaren today, and much more.įollow, rate and review F1 Beyond The Grid and share this episode using #F1BeyondTheGrid. He reveals what it was like to work with some of the greatest drivers and to have a front-row seat for Senna and Prost’s fierce rivalry. In a fascinating conversation with Tom Clarkson, Neil relives some of the most iconic memories from his extraordinary career. From 1989 to 1999, Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost and Mika Hakkinen all won World Championships in cars designed by Oatley. But it was as McLaren’s chief designer when Neil really certified his status as one of the most influential engineers of all time. Neil first made a name for himself as a race engineer at Williams in the late 1970’s, playing a huge part in the team’s first Grand Prix victory and subsequent World Championships for Alan Jones and Keke Rosberg in the early 80’s. Such longevity equals legacy in this sport. His wisdom and expertise has served F1 for nearly half a decade. That history wouldn’t exist without the genius of people like Neil Oatley. The team has won eight Constructor titles and produced some of the most distinguished World Champions to grace the sport. But that's also a question of taste, hence I'd say this game deserves 9/10.McLaren’s prestige in Formula 1 is built on the foundations of legendary success. The concept is great, the actual racing part should perhaps been made easier, more in the style of Grand Prix Circuit. It should also be mentioned that the game runs faster on the C128 (and the A1200). To summarise, the original Amiga version was ahead of its time at least two years, the Commie version was the best what was technically possible. Steerage on the Commie works perfect, and you really have top learn the 16 tracks of the actual 1986 season (ironically, one of the worst in Ferrari's history). Yet it remains playable, which means that you can a whole lot of fun once you get used to the racing part.
Even in the original Amiga version, it seems to take eons to complete a lap, ad the graphics are too slow. The weak point of this game, however, has always been the racing as such. It sure is a lot of fun trying out technical variants, while never getting too complicated. I have to say that I can completely understand those who are enthusiastic of this first approach in computer gaming history to actually simulate a complete Formula 1 season. This one seems to be one of the most controversial racing games for the Commie, judging on the variance of reviewers' scores.
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