Although Southern was keen on emphasising the social nature of his game, he and the team at Evolution is aware of the importance of its most fundamental tasks. To ensure Drive Club performs when the tires hit the track, the studio has gathered people that have left their fingerprints on some of gaming's biggest race franchises.
"The handling team itself has been expanded massively now," explains Southern, "there's over 50 years combined experience in that team alone, not just with WRC and Motorstorm but Formula 1, WipEout and Project Gotham Racing, Gran Turismo and Tourist Trophy, Superbikes. These guys have made some awesome racing games and they're collaborating in a fantastic way to come up with something that hopefully sits in a new space."