A CAREER MODE STORY: IN FORMULA 1
I have often wondered what it would be like to have a Formula One racing career that started as young as that of Max Verstappen (aged 17 in 2015, but first participation just before his 17th birthday, GP Japan 2014) and went on as long as that of Fernando Alonso (first test in 1999, still active in Formula One in 2026). So, that is exactly what we're gonna do!
As my avatar Danimal5981 already reveals, I am from 5th September 1981. So, in order to make my F1-debut at age 17, we'd have to go back to 1999. This is before a certain Michael Schumacher started to dominate in a Ferrari. These were the days of peak-Mika Häkkinen. People hadn't heard yet of Fernando Alonso, Sebastian Vettel, or Lewis Hamilton. Max Verstappen was a toddler, Lando Norris would enter the world in late 1999, but Oscar Piastri or Kimi Antonelli weren't even born yet. Teams such as Mercedes and Red Bull don't exist yet. This is the V10 era, where it's usually between Ferrari, McLaren, Williams and the odd outsider such as Benetton or Jordan.
We will enter the world of Formula One as the youngest rookie until Verstappen would join in 2015. Can we rewrite the history books? Remember, at this point in time Juan Manuel Fangio (a driver from the 1950s) still holds the record amount of 5 F1-world titles, while Alain Prost is regarded as the most successful F1-driver, while Ayrton Senna was arguably the most gifted. Michael Schumacher is only a double world champion at this time, both of them won with Benetton. He moved to Ferrari in 1996, but was beaten by Damon Hill (1996), Jacques Villeneuve (1997) and Mika Häkkinen (1998). All these drivers
Thanks to some excellent mods on Codemasters / EA Sports F1 games, we can rewrite the whole F1-history of the 21st century with a little 1999 prologue.
Can we challenge Michael Schumacher in his Ferrari, or even break his dominant spell? Can we later go head-2-head with the likes of Fernando Alonso, Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel, Max Verstappen, or the current generation?
