I can confirm that the first page of the manual read's: -
"This Codemasters game is protected by the FADE (TM) protection system. If you purchase an illegal copy of the game, you will be able to play it - but not for to long. As you play, the gameplay of a pirated copy will degrade"
I have just started playing it so I cannot say whether or not I am getting the FADE problem/protection however you wanna classify it.
Keep you all posted....
