Well, i bought off ebay a copy of F1C 2009 update, which has 2007, 2008 and 09 in one... supposedly its a complete setup...

http://www.charismapro.co.uk/images/F109/F12009/news.html

I hope i didnt make a mistake..

Wow, I never heard of 2007, 2008, 2009 all in one. I never heard of Charisma. I don't know if that's a modification of the original F1 Challenge 1999-2002" from EA Sports or something completely different. This is the sim I own: http://www.gamespot.com/pc/driving/f1challenge9902/index.html
http://www.amazon.com/F1-Challenge-99-02-Pc/dp/B00008LUMT


I don't know if I trust that company "Charisma." There is no information on their web site about this product. You have to become a member to find out any product details. That's very suspicious. This can't be an update to the original F1 Challenge. You may have purchased the wrong game.

Sounds to me like a Mod and that your going to need the original game installed to run it.

That would appear to be correct; at the top of the Charisma page it says (in faint lettering) "f1c update".

Is it even legal for mods for F1C to be sold. Unless I'm mistaken, that's not allowed.

EDIT:
I would also bet unless Bernie Ecclestone is getting a cut, it certainly isn't legal.
He gets his wig on backwards over FREE F1 mods. I'm sure he would pitch a fit over this one. And I see no official FOM endorsement. These cats are bold, I'll give them that.

Response i recieved was thats its a complete updated game, can update F1C or stand alone... a few have bought them from ebay, no problem... we will see i guess...

Better off finding the original F1C from EA, then visit Blackhole Motorsports. They have like 64 add-ons for F1C that you can download free.

Good luck Ronbo, I hope it works for you.
I just saw F1C used, disk only on ebay for like $95. Makes me consider putting mine up for sale. I have the complete package with a perfect disk only used for installs.
If you do have to have F1C before you can use the one you bought, you may have a difficult time finding it at a fair price.

Now, if you don't have to have the original F1C (meaning the one you bought is indeed stand alone), then I really do feel sure this probably isn't legal. They would have to have gotten a license from not only FOM (for the use of any likeness related to Formula 1) but also EA Sports, maybe ISI too for the use of the game and the engine.

It's very possible they did get all the permissions to do this legally. I can't help but to wonder though.

ill report what i find when i get my copy. Amazon can get used copies for around $35, but it goes up from there. Ive seen 95-119$ on ebay, and I just started looking for them recently for gee whiz...

GP4 can be modded, but it looks like a looong list to do...if its not in an a couple downloads, i dont mess with it anymore...

Well, I finally recieved my copy of Formula 1 09 the other day. I loaded it on my second hard drive as it takes 4.9G to install.

First impressions: Since i had never owned F1C, the controls are going to be different. After navigating through, I finally tested it out. It has some errors and my machine isnt the fastest by no means, but would have been considered futuristic for the time frame GP4 and F1c came out.

This is an outstanding buy! It is definately an 2007-09 update but is complete. There are some errors, but there are also some outstanding visuals. From the loading, music, sound, details etc, this is well worth it and perhaps one of the better mods to a defunct (not supported by company) I have had the privelege to own.

Granted, i have some errors and it seems on my machine, 2007 is the most stable of the 3 seasons. Right now, my textures in 08 and 09 seem blocky at interlagos and when cars are a certain distance to me, the screen goes jagged. 2007 is very stable it seems. It could be my graphics card (probably).

It does take some to load, and i cannot just do a quickrace like in GP4. Im glad i have both.

Im very impressed.