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.
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.
Join Jon Denton, Tim Wheatley, Simon Croft and guest(s) as they discuss sim racing and racing games past, present and future.
The Williams FW42 took the team to it’s worst ever season even with the Mercedes M10 V6 engine that took Mercedes to both championships.
With delays getting the car to pre-season testing and difficulty understanding the car, both drivers were consistently found at the back of the timesheets. A single point scored through attrition in a wet German Grand Prix did little to raise the teams spirits by the end of the season.
First seen in sim racing with F1 2019: