As a direct ancestor of iRacing, the ‘Grand Prix Legends engine’ had multiple stock car racing false starts, before eventually releasing as NASCAR Racing 4. The original NASCAR 3, cancelled and replaced by one that used NASCAR 2’s engine, is barely remembered.
Originally known as Papyrus Design, the legendary Massachusetts-based software studio developed highly-regarded simulation titles and published with Electronic Arts, Virgin Interactive and Sierra before their shutdown by Vivendi, owners of Sierra, in 2004.
Co-founded by arguably the father of the modern racing simulation, David Kaemmer, the studio created NASCAR and IndyCar titles that consistently pushed the genre forwards.
Their groundbreaking Grand Prix Legends game engine was used in three NASCAR titles between 2001-2003, evolving to become iRacing after Kaemmer re-acquired former Papyrus assets for his new company.
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Frontier today confirmed that the next update for F1 Manager 2022 is due for release next month, and “will address the effect of DRS in races, and cars not unlapping - both under the Safety Car and in normal race conditions.”
Here is the full text of the announcement:
Hey everyone,
Thank you for your feedback following last week’s update for F1® Manager 2022, details of which can be found here. Today, we can share more news on upcoming support for the game.
The next update for F1® Manager 2022 is planned to roll out in early December. The team have continued their focus on improvements to the game and this update will address the effect of DRS in races, and cars not unlapping - both under the Safety Car and in normal race conditions.
As we continue to make progress on this update, we will keep you informed, and share full patch notes on the changes made.
Once again, thank you for your continued feedback and support.
F1M 22 is a management (non-driving) simulation allowing the player to take ownership of managing all aspects of a 2022 F1 racing team.