Original: For budgetary reasons , a gimbal and CGI , much like those used in the pod race in Star Wars Episode I : The Phantom Menace , were quickly ruled out , creating a challenge for the production team to find an alternative .
Simplified: Because it would cost too much , a gimbal ( a hydraulic turntable ) and CGI , like the pod race scene in Star Wars Episode I : The Phantom Menace could not be used .