How a GT4 driver prepares on the sim is just one of the topics covered in this week’s Sim Racing Roundup. I also have details on the new Simucube Performance Center, why sim racing doesn’t always translate to the real world and more!
Overview
From Sim Racing to the Real Thing
200+ Laps Before Race Day: How a GT4 Driver Prepares on the Sim
Preparation is everything. Before hitting the track, GT4 driver Chris Spada put in 200+ laps on the simulator to dial everything in. The goal is simple: eliminate uncertainty so he can focus only on what matters when he’s in the real car. His level of preparation builds confidence and keeps his performance consistent.
BWT Alpine Formula One Team Installs Dynisma Simulator Technology
Dynisma Ltd. has completed the installation of a Dynisma driving simulator at BWT Alpine Formula One Team’s Enstone HQ. The installation was completed during 2025 as a key investment in new simulator capabilities, which supported the team’s preparation ahead of the introduction of the 2026 Formula One technical regulations and serves as a key tool in its ongoing racing program.
The simulator is used to support car development, setup evaluation and driver preparation during the 2026 season and will continue to form a core part of the team’s technical capability in future seasons.
BWT Alpine Formula One Team: “The 2026 Formula One regulations are a big departure from anything that we had before and required completely new cars in every aspect. Simulator work is a core part of how we develop and refine the car across multiple areas and is especially useful when there are such big changes. Driver‑in‑the‑loop simulation helps us to understand vehicle and system behaviours and to connect driver feedback with our wider engineering data. Dynisma’s motion technology provides a realistic and repeatable environment that supports that process and underpins informed decision‑making throughout the season.”
Ash Warne, Founder & CTO of Dynisma: “In all forms of vehicle development, simulation needs to deliver realism and trusted correlation if it is to add real value. That depends on a true 1:1 response between what drivers and engineers experience in the simulator and what is seen in track data, wind tunnel testing and CFD. We are pleased to see this capability being used by BWT Alpine Formula One Team as a client, supporting confident decision‑making across a complex development programme under the current regulations.”
Introducing Simucube Performance Center
Simcube has introduced their Simucube Performance Center in Finland. Simucube Performance Center is primarily aimed at professionals, junior drivers pursuing a professional career, and racing teams — as a training environment and testing facility. Our goal is to develop drivers and co-drivers and help them reach their goals and progress in their careers. We can also offer training and development for professional-level simulator teams and drivers. It is a training partner of AKK-Motorsport’s Flying Finn Academy.
Powered by Simucube technology and developed in partnership with Crazy Finn Academy, the center gives drivers the tools to train, analyze, improve and prepare for real competition.
Full details and booking information can be found here.
Why Sim Racing Doesn’t Always Translate
Oscar Piastri’s F1 Simulator Race Against 30 iRacers at HP Tuners HQ
Oscar Piastri raced 30 HP Tuners community iRacers on a SimCraft APEX 6 GT F1 simulator at HQ during Miami GP week. Inside the Time Attack Challenge.
“It’s hard to script a better story than the one that played out at HP Tuners headquarters in the Chicago area on Monday, May 4, 2026. F1 was in the USA for the Miami GP that same weekend. The Miami International Autodrome on the grounds of Hard Rock Stadium was full of garages, grandstands, and the usual grand prix circus. And at HP Tuners HQ, Oscar Piastri walked in, sat down in the SimCraft cockpit, and raced thirty of the company’s own community sim racers on the same Miami GP circuit, in the same papaya-colored McLaren GT3 car, on a SimCraft APEX 6 GT racing simulator.”
Read all the details of how the event unfolded at the SimCraft website here.
From Digital Twin to Engineering Tool: Turning Simulation into Structured Decision-Making
A high-fidelity vehicle model is a prerequisite for professional simulation. On its own, however, it is not sufficient. The real value of simulation emerges not from realism alone, but from how that realism is used.
In a professional motorsport environment, a simulator session is not a demonstration. It is an engineering exercise. Each run has a defined objective, each change has a rationale, and each conclusion must withstand scrutiny.
This article from Virtex explains how simulation is treated as a structured decision-making platform built around a validated digital twin.
The Intersection of Esports and Motorsports: Common Grounds and Future Potential in Sustainability
Esports and motorsports, despite emerging in different eras, share striking similarities in their evolution and their deep-seated integration of technology into athletic performance. The impact of global technological revolutions on these two disciplines is undeniable. While motorsports were born from the internal combustion engine and the engineering prowess of the Industrial Revolution, esports owe their existence to the globalization of information technology — specifically the internet and digital hardware (Hutchins & Rowe, 2013; FIA, 2023). In essence, both branches represent the adaptation of their era’s peak innovations into competitive sports, pioneering the fusion of technical excellence with mass-audience appeal.
This article by Dr. Tunahan Aslan explains how.
Competitive Sim Racing News
How Round 7 of the 2026 F1 Sim Racing World Championship Panned Out
It was an enthralling Round 7 of the 2026 F1 Sim Racing World Championship – here is a recap of the Spa-Francorchamps sessions.
The NASCAR Simulator Behind the #50: SimCraft Renews Hyak Motorsports Sponsorship for 2026 eNASCAR
SimCraft renews its Hyak Motorsports sponsorship for the 2026 eNASCAR season, putting the NASCAR simulator approved under Rule 13.5 in front of fans. Full details can be found here.
Sim Racing Tips & Techniques
How a Pro Driver Does Multi-Class Racing
Multi class racing can either win you races… or completely ruin them in seconds. In this video, I break down how to drive GT cars and prototype cars safely and efficiently through traffic without losing time or causing crashes.
Daniel Morad will show you the real techniques professional endurance drivers use to manage overtakes, predict traffic, position the car correctly, and survive chaotic multi class racing situations.
If you’ve ever struggled with traffic management in iRacing, Le Mans Ultimate, IMSA, WEC style racing, or endurance events, this video will help you become faster, cleaner, and smarter in traffic.
Sim Racing Tech Roundup
Sim Racing with an Apple Vision Pro and More
- Apple Vision Pro in iRacing: Is It Worth $3,500 for Sim Racing? (Box This Lap)
- The new Dream Air SE from Pimax is Shipping Now (Box This Lap)
- Nacon are releasing three new sim racing wheels, with console compatibility coming for the first time (TSA)
- A lowrider Levorg and the future of sim racing: we talk to Logitech NZ’s Jamie Hall (Driven Car Guide)
General Sim Racing News
Forza Horizon 6 Review and More
- Forza Horizon 6 review – classic open world racing sim roars beautifully into Japan (The Guardian)
- Race on, over and through Japan when Forza Horizon 6 launches May 19 (Grassroots Motorsports)
- Grandview’s New Racing Simulator Bar Lets You Race F1 Cars And IndyCars (Columbus Navigator)
- Former Assetto Corsa vehicle dynamics chief joins Project Motor Racing (Traxion)
- 7 reasons to visit SimRacing Expo Charlotte (Traxion)
- Rennsport’s first 2026 update and DLC hits 21st May (Traxion)
- F1 25 Expansion Brings 2026 Season Content (Box This Lap)
Author: Mark Boudreau
Mark is the publisher of Motorsport Prospects. As a lawyer, he applies his legal background and research skills to assist race drivers by showcasing the resources they need to make their motorsport careers happen.
