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Lewis Hamilton might be a seven-time F1 champion, but there\u2019s one challenge that even he can\u2019t overcome: the tutorial stage of Driver. The PS1 game, which was first released in 1999, has become infamous for its absurdly difficult tutorial stage.<\/p>\n
Within a 90-second time limit, players have to fit in a burnout, 360-degree turn, 180-degree reverse turn, a brake test, and a lap of the racing course. There\u2019s little room to mess up too, as the player is only allowed three strikes within that time frame. It\u2019s a non-skippable tutorial, and if you can\u2019t complete it, you\u2019re cruelly unable to progress any further in the game.<\/p>\n
In a video posted on the Mercedes-AMG F1 YouTube channel, Hamilton tries numerous times to get past the first stage to no avail. Firstly, he wrecks his car. Then, he runs out of time. \u201cDamn it, I can\u2019t get past the first stage,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
After giving Driver a crack, Hamilton fared a little better in other retro racing games like F1 2000 and Gran Turismo. \u201c[It\u2019s] crazy to be in games because I remember I used to play F1 2000 for example, and the ones before,\u201d Hamilton shared.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think when I was always playing this I would always play McLaren because I was signed by McLaren. So it was always like dreaming of that being in that car so I\u2019d always play, like Kimi [R\u00e4ikk\u00f6nen],\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Hamilton then went on to share how his first games console was a Nintendo, although he did once get a Playstation for Christmas.<\/p>\n