The future of Formula 1’s official esports series has been thrown into doubt following the cancellation of this weekend’s round.
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As Hamilton checks out touring cars, what’s our favourite motorsport outside F1?
Round Table
Posted onLewis Hamilton went trackside to watch the BTCC last weekend, inspiring our writers to name the motorsports outside of Formula 1 are their personal favourites.
Ferrari hires Esports expert as revenue officer for its racing activities
Formula 1
Posted onFerrari has announced another change in a senior position within the company with the arrival of Lorenzo Giorgetti as chief racing revenue officer.
Williams’ esports team apologises after ‘unacceptable conduct’ in iRacing event
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Williams esports apologises for driver conduct • Vettel in awe of rally drivers’ skills • Mercedes among thousands of FTX creditors
Why motorsport’s love of esports has been bad news for simracers
Gaming
Posted onMax Verstappen’s unhappiness over his disconnection from the Le Mans Virtual race isn’t the only cloud hanging over the simracing world.
Championship-winning esports racer Bolukbasi lands Formula 2 drive with Charouz
Formula 2
Posted onChampionship-winning esports racer and former F1 Esports competitor Cem Bolukbasi will make his Formula 2 debut with Charouz this year.
F1 introduce ‘Women’s wildcard’ to Esports qualifying
F1 Esports
Posted onF1 Esports will feature a new, female-only route into the Pro competition, as part of the We Race As One initiative.
Verstappen chooses Australian Supercars’ Esports series over F1’s Virtual Grands Prix
Gaming
Posted onMax Verstappen, who has ruled out competing in F1’s official Virtual Grands Prix, will contest two races in Australian Supercars’ official iRacing-based series on Wednesday.
F1 drivers join Race for the World Esports series to raise money for WHO
Gaming
Posted onSix Formula 1 drivers are on the entry list for a new Esports series intended to raise money to help fight the Coronavirus.
Find upcoming races and watch drivers live in RaceFans’ new Esports hub
Gaming
Posted onFind out what Esports races are coming up, where you can see them, and watch top racing drivers streaming their Esports events live in our new hub.
Ocon to join new Renault Esports event tomorrow
Gaming
Posted onRenault F1 driver Esteban Ocon will participate in a new Esports event organised by the manufacturer tomorrow.
Interview: How Codemasters are trying to get more F1 drivers into Virtual GPs
Gaming
Posted onF1’s new Virtual Grand Prix series will race at Melbourne on Sunday. Codemasters’ Paul Jeal reveals why round one only attracted two current drivers and how they hope to attract more.
The lesson F1 needs to learn from IndyCar’s superior approach to Esports
Comment
Posted onIndyCar’s first attempt at a replacement Esports race showed Formula 1 how to do it, and the lesson it needs to learn for next week’s Virtual Grand Prix.
F1 drivers to compete in ‘Virtual Bahrain Grand Prix’ in new official ESports series
2020 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1 drivers will compete in an official Virtual Bahrain Grand Prix, the first of a new series of ESports events which will replace postponed rounds of the 2020 world championship.
Norris: Esports will produce new F1 drivers in future
2019 F1 season
Posted onLando Norris says future Formula 1 drivers could begin their careers in ESports as the quality of simracing continues to improve.
Ferrari to join third season of F1 Esports
2019 F1 season
Posted onThe F1 Esports championship will have a full field of teams for the first time this year as Ferrari has confirmed it will participate.
F1 Esports champion Brendon Leigh joins Mercedes Esports team
2018 F1 season
Posted onMercedes has announced F1 Esports champion Brendon Leigh as part of its four-man Esports team for 2018.
Hamilton: eSports could help drivers from poorer backgrounds enter motorsport
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Hamilton: eSports could help drivers from poorer backgrounds enter motorsport • Renault sacrifice performance for reliability • F1 should be ‘Super Formula E’ – Ecclestone
First F1 Esports title decided by final-lap pass
F1 Fanatic Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: First F1 Esports title decided by final-lap pass • Teams voted for power unit penalties – Todt • McLaren and Honda ‘could reunite’
F1 creates official Esports Formula 1 World Champion title
2017 F1 season
Posted onFormula One gamers will have a chance to be crowned the official Formula One Esports Series world champion in a new championship beginning next month.