Gameplay
Formula 1 follows the 1995 Formula One season, with 17 tracks, 13 teams and 26 drivers. The teams are:
| Team | Drivers | Extra Driver(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Benetton Formula | 1. Michael Schumacher 2. Johnny Herbert |
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| Tyrrell Racing | 3. Ukyo Katayama 4. Mika Salo |
3. Gabriele Tarquini (in place of Katayama) |
| WilliamsF1 | 5. Damon Hill 6. David Coulthard |
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| McLaren | 7. Mark Blundell 8. Mika Häkkinen |
7. Nigel Mansell (in place of Blundell), 8. Jan Magnussen (in place of Häkkinen) |
| Footwork Arrows | 9. Gianni Morbidelli 10. Taki Inoue |
9. Massimiliano Papis (in place of Morbidelli) |
| Simtek | 11. Domenico Schiattarella 12. Jos Verstappen |
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| Jordan Grand Prix | 14. Rubens Barrichello 15. Eddie Irvine |
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| Pacific Racing | 16. Bertrand Gachot 17. Andrea Montermini |
16. Giovanni Lavaggi 16. Jean-Denis Délétraz (both in place of Gachot) |
| Forti | 21. Pedro Diniz 22. Roberto Moreno |
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| Minardi | 23. Pierluigi Martini 24. Luca Badoer |
23. Pedro Lamy (in place of Martini) |
| Ligier | 25. Martin Brundle 26. Olivier Panis |
25. Aguri Suzuki (in place of Brundle) |
| Scuderia Ferrari | 27. Jean Alesi 28. Gerhard Berger |
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| Sauber | 29. Jean-Christophe Boullion 30. Heinz-Harald Frentzen |
29. Karl Wendlinger (in place of Boullion) |
- In the driver selection screen, the helmets between the drivers of Pierluigi Martini and Pedro Diniz were made the other way around.
The circuits are:
| Grand Prix | Circuit Name | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Brazilian Grand Prix | Autódromo José Carlos Pace | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Argentine Grand Prix | Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| San Marino Grand Prix | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | Imola, Italy |
| Spanish Grand Prix | Circuit de Catalunya | Barcelona, Spain |
| Monaco Grand Prix | Circuit de Monaco | Monte Carlo, Monaco |
| Canadian Grand Prix | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | Montreal, Canada |
| French Grand Prix | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | Magny-Cours, France |
| British Grand Prix | Silverstone Circuit | Northamptonshire, United Kingdom |
| German Grand Prix | Hockenheimring | Hockenheim, Germany |
| Hungarian Grand Prix | Hungaroring | Mogyoród, Hungary |
| Belgian Grand Prix | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | Spa, Belgium |
| Italian Grand Prix | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | Monza, Italy |
| Portuguese Grand Prix | Autódromo do Estoril | Estoril, Portugal |
| European Grand Prix | Nürburgring | Nürburg, Germany |
| Pacific Grand Prix | TI Circuit | Aida, Japan |
| Japanese Grand Prix | Suzuka Circuit | Suzuka, Japan |
| Australian Grand Prix | Adelaide Street Circuit | Adelaide, Australia |
If a player is to complete a season after winning every race, and leading the Constructor's Championship, a special hidden circuit is unlocked. The track is a lower-level city circuit, which when viewed at the Race Preview page is in the shape of a Formula One car. As there is no way of saving game data, the track is lost when the console was turned off.
Later tracks have 24 competitors on them instead of 26 because Simtek pulled out of the actual championship after the Monaco Grand Prix. It is still possible to drive a Simtek on any course after Monaco, creating a field of 25 drivers. If two players are playing the game via the link cable setup (where players would connect two PlayStation consoles together with two copies of the game), it is possible to play as both Simtek cars, thus creating a field of 26 drivers on any course after Monaco.
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