[4] Psygnosis contacted ITV commentator Murray Walker and arranged a meeting with Bizarre Creations employees.

Walker became impressed with development and signed an exclusive agreement with Psygnosis to record English-language commentary for a further two years.

"[14] Critics laid the most praise on the controls in the Grand Prix mode, commenting that they are maximally accurate, realistic, and challenging yet fair and rewarding.

displayed by different drivers, saying it makes racing unpredictable and forces the player to pay close attention and continuously adjust their strategy rather than relying on a single method of overcoming opponents.

[7][8][14] While they also noted a good deal of pop-up,[7][8][9][14] GameSpot argued this was a necessary trade-off for the game's combination of high detail and absence of slowdown,[8] and Kelly Rickards argued in Electronic Gaming Monthly, "Ironically, [the pop-up] adds realism as it's difficult to see far away in a real F1 car at speed.

"[7] Official UK PlayStation Magazine said it was a big improvement in every regard over the previous game, and that the "graphics engine is faster, running at 25 fps, even with a dozen cars on the screen.

The driver name edit function is also used to enter codes to unlock the Aida, Adelaide, Silverstone (1960s look), a mirrored version of the original game's bonus track, and others, such as raining frogs and the cars having the ability to hover.

All alcohol and tobacco sponsors are censored, for example trackside adverts saying Faster instead of Fosters, since such advertisements were illegal in some countries.