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3 unusual facts about Formula One World Championship


Formula One World Championship: Beyond the Limit

This game was released after the controversial arcade version of Super Monaco GP, that in the game and opening cut scenes included many images of the Marlboro McLaren team, even though the game was not licensed by the FIA.

(several other examples on the Sega CD were developed by Core Design and Clockwork Games such as Soulstar or The Adventures of Batman & Robin)

Beyond the Limit was a very complex game for its time, despite sharing some similarities with Sega's own Super Monaco GP series.


Heinz-Harald Frentzen

At the time, there was a big push by Bernie Ecclestone to have a German driver in the Formula One World Championship, so the ONS (the German National Motorsports committee) decided to support both Frentzen and Schumacher.

Masahiro Andoh

He is one of the performer on the band's composition, "Truth", the theme tune for Fuji Television's Formula One World Championship coverage (which has been in use since 1987) and F-1 Grand Prix video game series.

Tony Scott Andrews

Tony Scott Andrews was appointed as permanent chief steward of the Formula One World Championship by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) at the start of the 2006 season.


see also

Buick V8 engine

Surplus engine blocks of the Oldsmobile (6-bolt-per-cylinder) version of this engine formed the basis of the Australian Formula One Repco V8 used by Brabham to win the 1966 Formula One world championship.

Erwin Bauer

His sole race in the Formula One World Championship came in 1953 at the German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring.

Russian Grand Prix

Vitaly Petrov became Russia's first Formula One World Championship driver in 2010, when he joined Renault, adding further momentum to the project.