The Evolution of F1 Esports: Past Challenges and Future Prospects

The evolution of F1 esports including its past challenges and future prospects are just one of the issues covered in this week’s Sim Racing Roundup. I also look at how real and virtual racers train their mental capacity, perfecting your cornering skills and the best iRacing cars of this decade.

From Sim Racing to the Real Thing

Riccardo Ceccarelli

Davey Euwema of Sportscar365+ explains how real and virtual racers train their mental capacity by talking to Formula Medicine founder Riccardo Ceccarelli.

“What sometimes gets forgotten in that discussion is the mental toll that a high-stress environment such as motorsport takes on drivers. They are in an inherently dangerous situation that often forces them to make split-second decisions. Those decisions can sometimes have enormous ramifications. A driver’s health, livelihood, a race win, a championship – all things that can hang in the balance, depending on the situation.”

Read the full article here.

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Max Verstappen in his Sim Rig

This is the last I am going to post about this whole Max Verstappen sim racing during Grand Prix weekends issue. I have to agree with Simone de Rochefort of Polygon, let the F1 champion sim race as much as he wants.

“I don’t need to tell them what to do in their private time over the weekend, and it’s the same for me,” he said at Thursday’s press conference ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix. “For me, this is not something new, I’ve been doing this since 2015, so for me it’s not something that is any different in my preparation. I’ve won three world championships – I think I know pretty well what I can and cannot do.”

Competitive Sim Racing News

F1 Esports

Esports Insider looks into the rise, fall and future of F1 esports, “According to a video by sim racing content creator Alex Gillion, the reason for the lack of tournaments last year was due to a contractual disagreement between F1 Esports and ESL, but there was no official confirmation of this from both parties. Regardless of the reasons, instead of constant updates through the proper channels, there was silence.”

Here are more headlines from the world of competitive sim racing

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Sim Racing Tips & Techniques

Cornering Skills

Box This Lap looks at tips to perfect your cornering skills. You can read their tips here.

Advanced Motorsports has launched the Advanced Learning Platform and to kick off the launch they are making available their 7 Days Braking Mastery course for free.

“Welcome to “7 Days Braking Mastery,” where you will learn how to perfect your braking technique. Over the next seven days, Phil & Racim will dive deep into the principles of brake ramp-up, threshold braking, and trail braking, and go over the most common braking mistakes.”

Full details can be found here.

Sim Racing Tech Roundup

Here is a roundup of the latest sim racing tech news, reviews, and recommendations from around the world

Sim Racing Roundup

General Sim Racing News

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The Evolution of F1 Esports: Past Challenges and Future Prospects
Mark Boudreau
Author: Mark Boudreau

Mark is the publisher of Motorsport Prospects. As a former 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.