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What an F1 Sim Development Driver Does

F1 Sim Development Driver

What an F1 sim development driver does is just one of the things discussed in this week’s Sim Racing Roundup. I also have details on how Max Verstappen guides young sim drivers, Dale Earnhardt Jr’s opinion on iRacing and racecraft tips from Daniel Morad. From Sim Racing to the Real Thing Autosport Explains What an … Read more

Tag One Motorsport Launches with Sim Racing Playing an Integral Role

Tag One Motorsport

Tag One Motorsport has launched to race in the Radical Cup Canada with sim racing an integral part of the program. I have all the details in this week’s Sim Racing Roundup. You will also peek inside an F2 simulator, find out why Team Redline is important to Max Verstappen and much more! From Sim … Read more

How Sim Racing Has Changed F1 Fandom

Sim racing at F1 Arcade

How sim racing has changed F1 fandom is just one of the features in this week’s Sim Racing Roundup. I also have tech reviews, racecraft advice and a great charity you can race for. From Sim Racing to the Real Thing Misha Charoudin Tries Assetto Corsa EVO on a Motion Simulator! What happens when Misha … Read more

How Racing Simulators are Reshaping Motorsports

Racing Simulator - Clemson Tiger Racing

How racing simulators are reshaping motorsports is a continuous theme in this column and this week is no exception. See how the Clemson Tiger racing team uses them and much more in this week’s Sim Racing Roundup. From Sim Racing to the Real Thing Sim Racing Is Not Inferior, Just Different There’s a reason that … Read more

How Chris Lulham Went From Sim Racing to the Real Thing

Chris Lulham and Max Verstappen

How Chris Lulham went from sim racing to the real thing, with Max Verstappen of all people, is one of the sim to real-world success stories in this week’s Sim Racing Roundup. I also have news on how a sim manufacturer teamed up with a track day organizer and more. From Sim Racing to the … Read more

Jenson Button: Sim Racing Is a Compliment to Karting

Jenson Button karting

Jenson Button shares his view on how sim racing enhances racecraft in this week’s Sim Racing Roundup, along with insights into sim racing’s cognitive benefits and more. From Sim Racing to the Real Thing Karting and Sim Racing: Jenson Button’s Advice for Getting Started in Motorsport In the latest edition of Santander’s Driving Tomorrow series … Read more

Max Verstappen Says Sim Racing Shapes Future Talent

Max Verstappen

Max Verstappen says that sim racing will shape future racing talent, and David Cook from Racing Prodigy agrees. Find out why in this edition of the Sim Racing Roundup. I also have advice on setting up a sim rig in a small room with a small budget and much more! From Sim Racing to the … Read more

Motorsport UK launches Cross Car Esports Cup With Real-World Racing Prize

Cross Car Cup Esports Cup

Motorsport UK has launched the Cross Car Esports Cup, with the winner getting a real-world motorsport opportunity and this week’s Sim Racing Roundup has all the details. I also have advice on setting up a racing sim from Max Verstappen and much more! From Sim Racing to the Real Thing Motorsport UK launches Cross Car … Read more

Stellantis Motorsport Gets a New Sim Rig

Stellantis Motorsport Sim Rig

Stellantis Motorsport is installing a new sim rig and in this week’s Sim Racing Roundup you will find out why. I also have news on a new Cross Car esports competition, choosing a sim racing wheel and more! From Sim Racing to the Real Thing Dynisma Becomes Official Driving Simulator Partner of Stellantis Motorsport Dynisma … Read more

Sim Racing as a Talent Pipeline

Sim Racing as a Talent Pipeline

Sim racing is becoming a great pipeline for talent and in this week’s Sim Racing Roundup you will understand why. I also have details on how three race drivers use the sim to prepare for real world competition and much more! From Sim Racing to the Real Thing How F1 Sim Racing is Becoming the … Read more

How Sim Work Got the Cadillac F1 Team Up to Speed

Cadillac F1 Team 2025 sim photo

How sim work got the Cadillac F1 up to speed is just one of the real-world topics in this week’s Sim Racing Roundup. I also have a look at the new Nissan Formula E sim rig, how the Porsche Junior Shootout uses sim racing in its selection process and more! From Sim Racing to the … Read more

How Sim Racing Reinvented Simon Pagenaud

Simon Pagenaud

How sim racing reinvented Simon Pagenaud is just one of the topics covered in this week’s Sim Racing Roundup. I also have the latest tech news and reviews, software updates and much more! From Sim Racing to the Real Thing Cadillac F1 Team Simulator Helping Simon Pagenaud Recover AR1 explains how being named sim driver … Read more

Sim Racer Wins Skip Barber Race Series Title

Sim racer Ivan Machado Perez

Sim racer Ivan Machado Perez has won the 2025 Skip Barber Race Series Championship, and it all started with sim racing. You will learn how in this edition of the Sim Racing Roundup. I also have tech reviews, how to go faster and more! From Sim Racing to the Real Thing Ivan Machado Perez Wins … Read more

From Sim Racing to Feed Racing

Sim racer Yuval Rosen on track

How a driver went from sim racing to winning the recent Feed Racing Scholarship is one of the topics covered in this week’s Sim Racing Roundup. I also have news on how sim racing can help you race the Nordschleife and much more! From Sim Racing to the Real Thing Software Developer Turned French F4 … Read more

High-End Sim Racing Rigs: The Ultimate Experience

High-End Sim Racing Rigs

Lead Simulator Consultant David Desjardins of Vthrotl Simulators has put together a Beginner’s Guide to Sim Racing Rigs which has been published in installments over the last few weeks. In this final installment, David looks at High-End Sim Racing Rigs. You can see the previous guides to entry-level rigs and mid-level rigs here and here. … Read more

Mid-Tier Sim Racing Rigs: The Sweet Spot for Performance and Value

Mid-Tier Sim Racing Rigs

Lead Simulator Consultant David Desjardins of Vthrotl Simulators has put together a Beginner’s Guide to Sim Racing Rigs which will be published in installments over the next few weeks. In this installment, David looks at Mid-Tier Sim Racing Rigs. You can see last week’s guide to entry-level rigs here. Introduction For many sim racers, the … Read more

From Esports to Porsche Race Driver

Porsche Race Driver Jeff Giassi

How one person went from esports to Porsche race driver highlights this week’s edition of the Sim Racing Roundup. I also have news on a NASCAR racer’s son is using sims to train, Operation Motorsport sim racers visit the Ford Racing Technical Center and much more! From Sim Racing to the Real Thing How an … Read more

Entry-Level Sim Racing Rigs: A First Step into the World of Sim Racing

Entry-Level Sim Racing Rigs

Lead Simulator Consultant David Desjardins of Vthrotl Simulators has put together a Beginner’s Guide to Sim Racing Rigs which will be published in installments over the next few weeks. In this installment, David looks at entry-level sim racing rigs. Introduction When people first step into sim racing, cost is usually the biggest factor. Entry-level setups … Read more