Better known today as the developer of Skyrim and Fallout, Bethesda once had a well-respected racing game franchise and were deep into development of a licensed Skip Barber Racing title that never released.
Asobo, known today as the Microsoft Flight Simulator developer, created groundbreaking technology for large scale maps that was intended to be used in a high quality rally raid title. It was never released and ended up as FUEL, a post-apocalyptic open-world racing game. What happened?
Used for the 1989 and 1990 seasons the McLaren MP4/5 was a highly successful car that ended up with 27 poles, 16 wins, two drivers titles and two constructors titles. Powered by the Honda RA109-E V10, it was improved throughout 1989 and designated MP4/5B for 1990.
The McLaren MP4/5B variation was included as historic content in F1 2019.
Added as historic content to F1 2020.