Why go through all this trouble for a 22-year-old season? Because in a "better" Assetto Corsa environment, the F1 2002 mod offers things no modern game does:
The 2002 season was the peak of the V10 scream. Many mods have muted sounds. f1 2002 mod assetto corsa better
The real 2002 cars had grooved tires and advanced traction control. They stuck to the track like glue coming out of slow corners but transitioned into terrifying oversteer at the limit. Most mods get this wrong. They either make the car undriveably twitchy (no TC simulation) or arcade-sticky (fake grip). Why go through all this trouble for a 22-year-old season