Sim Racing

Lamborghini Goes Sim Racing

Lamborghini Vesaro Prestigio Simulator

Lamborghini goes sim racing in this week’s Sim Racing Roundup and I have the details. You will also learn how one driver has parlayed iRacing success into real-world motorsport, find out how a major racing school is using sim racing for driver development and much more! From Sim Racing to the Real Thing iRacing chronicles … Read more

How Sim Racing Is Launching Women’s Racing Careers

Rokt the Rig Sim Racing Initiative

How sim racing is launching women’s racing careers is just some of what is covered in this week’s Sim Racing Roundup. I also look at Max Verstappen’s extensive work developing simulator software used by Formula 2 and Formula 3 teams, how Extended Reality and sim racing are transforming motorsports in the United States plus much … Read more

Cooper Webster Aims to Leverage iRacing for Real-World Racing Opportunities

Cooper Webster

Cooper Webster aims to leverage iRacing for real-world racing opportunities and in this week’s Sim Racing Roundup you will find out how. I also have an interview with Daniel Morad who talks about his rise through the ranks from kart racing to sim racing, to being full time in the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge Series … Read more

Birth of the Hybrid Racer

Hybrid racer Garrett Lowe

The birth of the hybrid racer, where sim racing is the primary domain for motorsport is just one of the topics covered in this week’s Sim Racing Roundup. I also explore how a Formula E team leverages simulators for real-world race preparation, reveal a chance to enroll in an all-encompassing sim racing school, and uncover … Read more

Ryan Hunter-Reay and His Sim Rig

Ryan Hunter Reay in sim

Always curious about Ryan Hunter-Reay and his sim rig? I have you covered on this week’s Sim Racing Roundup. In addition to that I have a few more drivers that have moved from sim racing to real-world motorsport, whether AI can enhance your skills as a sim racer and an excellent sim training webinar you … Read more

Are Simulators a Cost-Effective Path to Starting a Racing Career?

Max Verstappen in simulator

Are using simulators a cost-effective way to launch a racing career? This question is frequently addressed in my weekly Sim Racing Roundup, and I have additional insights to share with you this week. You will also get an understanding on how sim racing helped Robert Wickens return to racing, why Max Verstappen has been told … Read more

Maximizing Performance in F2, F3 & F4 with Race Simulators

Maximizing Performance in simulators

Maximizing performance in FIA F2, F3 & F4 with race simulators is just part of what you will learn in this week’s Sim Racing Roundup. You will also learn how Mercedes F1 drivers use a sim to learn a new track, how a young Liechtensteiner went from sim racing to the real thing and details … Read more

Sim Racer to Compete in NASCAR Euro Series

NASCAR Euro Series

A sim racer will be racing in the NASCAR Euro Series and in this week’s Sim Racing Roundup you will learn how it happened. You will also get details on the real-world GT4 test for the DTM Esports champion, why Max Verstappen is wrong about motion simulators and how Robert Wickens uses a sim to … Read more

How F1 Drivers Use a Sim to Prepare for a New Track

F1 driver in a sim

How F1 drivers use a sim to prepare for a new track is one of the topics covered in this week’s Sim Racing Roundup. I also link to an article on the power of mental imagery and simulators, show how a university sim racing club is introducing students to motorsport and give details on your … Read more

Why a 4-Time F1 World Champ Says Motion Racing Simulators Suck

Motion racing simulator

I understand exactly why; I am the co-founder of a motion simulation technology company – SimCraft. Max Verstappen, a four-time Formula 1 world champion and one of the most dominant drivers of this era, recently stated that motion is not needed in racing simulation. OK, so he didn’t say motion racing simulators “suck”, but he … Read more

Max Verstappen Signs Sim Racer for New GT3 Team

Max Verstappen Racing

Max Verstappen has signed a sim racer to race for his new GT3 team and this week in the Sim Racing Roundup you will find out all about the program. I also have details on the F4 test for the winner of the 2024 FIA Motorsport Games F4 Esports category, how a mobile gamer went … Read more

The Impact of Esports On Motorsport Sponsorship

Esports and Motorsport Sponsorship

The impact of esports on motorsport sponsorship is one of the topics covered in this week’s Sim Racing Roundup. Read on for some concrete examples that you can take inspiration from. You will also find details on a driver development program that welcomes sim racers, how the Prodigy Racing League is breaking barriers in motorsport … Read more

Inside Max Verstappen’s Sim Racing Plans

Max Verstappen sim racing

This week I go inside Max Verstappen’s sim racing plans as he works to bring sim racers into real-world motorsport. In addition to that, this edition of the Sim Racing Roundup looks at Sebastian Job’s journey from sim racing to the real thing, how sim racing and virtual testing are new and exciting career paths … Read more

Sim Racing and Virtual Testing: A New Career Path for Neurodiverse Talents

Sim racing

(Motorsport Prospects contributor Maja Czarzasty-Zybert expands on last week’s column to explain how sim racing and virtual testing are new and exciting career paths for neurodiverse talents. You can read last week’s column here.) Just a decade ago, few considered sim racing anything more than a form of entertainment. Today, it has become a fully-fledged … Read more

Sim Racer Sean Terre Makes Motorsport Debut in NXT Gen Cup

Sean Terre

Sim racer Sean Terre will be making his motorsport debut in the 2025 all-electric NXT Gen Cup and this week’s Sim Racing Roundup gives you the details on how he got there. I also have news on a whole bunch of other sim racers making the leap to real-world motorsport as well as how you … Read more

Jude Peters’ Sim Racing Journey

Jude Peters

Jude Peters has parlayed sim racing into real-world motorsport opportunities. His dad Dale explains how he did it. Just two years ago, 16-year-old Jude Peters was like so many young motorsport fans—racing on a simulator in his bedroom, dreaming of one day getting behind the wheel of a real race car. While others saw gaming … Read more

Max Verstappen Inspires Sim Racers with Real-World Success

Max Verstappen in sim rig

Max Verstappen inspires sim racers with hope with his real-world success which is a theme that runs throughout this week’s Sim Racing Roundup. From inspiring sim racer turned F2 racer Max Esterson to his insights on motion rigs and his use of a simulator to prepare for an Acura prototype, Verstappen has made sim racing … Read more