Well, at first, this game seems like it is really going to suck, but once you get the hang of it, thing arnt as bad as they first seemed.
But with 4 full seasons, the enthusiasm seem to wear pretty thin, but the new cars and drivers that come by every year, seem to wake you up a bit, my advice, would to try and finish it as fast as you can, within a few weeks, or else it start to get a bit boring.
Some plus sides about this game, is that you play as you, and can choose your own helmet, but there is one thing i dont like about it, some times the AI drive straight through the pits, and win the race, because they didnt actually stop, but you did, and finish only a few seconds behind them, and soem times, if qualifyings wet, youll start the race the next day, on wet tyres, even if its dry.
Also the game dosnt include the 2002 Nurburgring track, which was a little dissapointing, but has all the other tracks from the 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002 Formula One World Championship.