New hint:
The developers of the game were British.
According to wiki, at their high point the company employed 50 people and was split up in five sub-groups.
The different sub-groups had been named after three British cities, one American city and one British strait.
Each of the sub-groups was supposed to develop different genres.
Fun fact: though the game in question is obviously a racing game, the sub-group responsible for its development, was not the one, destined to develop the racing games.
As publisher functioned a company with American origins, which closed shop the year after the game's release.
Of course - as is so often the case - this step was not really acclaimed.