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?Looks Awesome?- Motorsport Fans Are Excited After the Announcement of the World?s First F1 Arcade

Max Verstappen has joined hands with a multi-billion dollar company to become the face of the next game and the fans are scratching their head.

Ripan Majumdar

October 22, 2022

F1 Arcade

Red Bull F1 Influencer Tugs on Twitch Star Pokimane’s Cape With an Intriguing Tease

The famous Red Bull F1 content creator Elly shared a Instagram story, which raised speculation about Pokimane being a F1 fan.

Ripan Majumdar

September 17, 2022

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Huge F1 22 Update Sees Lewis Hamilton Concede Top Honors to His Fierce Rival Max Verstappen

Formula One fans were in shock after EA revealed the reigning world champion Max Verstappen is the highest-rated driver in F1 22.

Ripan Majumdar

August 22, 2022

French Grand Prix

F1 Superstar Lando Norris’ Gaming Team Excites Fans With Groovy New Xbox Controllers

The McLaren F1 driver Lando Norris came up with customized designs for gaming controllers under his esports organization's banner.

Ripan Majumdar

August 17, 2022

Miami Grand Prix

Lando Norris’ eSports Team’s Two Word Reaction Sums Up Sebastian Vettel’s Shocking Retirement For the Entire Community

F1 race driver Sebastian Vettel announced his retirement, saddening the F1 esports community, including Lando Norris's esports team.

Ripan Majumdar

July 28, 2022

F1 Grand Prix of Hungary

While the F1 Paddock Arrives at Imola, EA Set to Surprise Several Fans With Huge Reveal

Racing fans are going to get a massive reveal from EA as the publisher is set to officially announce F1 2022 video game.

Mintu Tomar

April 20, 2022

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Will Max Verstappen Snatch Top Spot From Lewis Hamilton In the F1 2021 Driver Ratings Following Stunning Title Victory?

Max Verstappen won Formula One's 2021. But will he have the top spot in the official F1 2021 video game. Find out all you need to know here.

Tanay Grover

December 14, 2021

Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Mercedes Welcome A New F1 ESports Winner to Their Circle

The Mercedes F! team have a new winner from the world of Esports, as Dani Moreno takes his first win in the virtual championship

Arpit Gomes

November 25, 2021

Brazilian Grand Prix

“I’d Beat Him” – Summit1g Exudes Confidence While Challenging F1 Star Lando Norris

Lando Norris gets challenged by streamer Summit1g in an epic showdown in the racing simulation game iRacing. Learn more here.

Siddid Dey Purkayastha

November 22, 2021

United States Grand Prix

Esteban Ocon Pokes Fun at Overdramatic F1 2021 Game

The Hungarian Grand Prix winner, Esteban Ocon made fun of the Formula 1 2021 video game.

Pingaksh Sharma

August 09, 2021

Portuguese Grand Prix

F1 2021: What Can Gamers Expect From the Latest Addition – Zandvoort Circuit?

The Dutch Grand Prix makes its debut appearance in the F1 2021 video game. With 14 corners, it could be the most exciting track in the game.

Sanket Nair

August 02, 2021

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WATCH: Lewis Hamilton?s Brother Nicholas Spins Out in F1 2021 Celebrity Race-Off at Silverstone

Younger brother of Lewis Hamilton, Nicholas, made a crucial mistake at the virtual British Grand Prix, which saw him lose a podium.

Arpit Gomes

July 14, 2021

Lewis Hamilton and Nicolas Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton Gets Poor Awareness Rating Compared to Bottas, Verstappen

The F1 2021 video game released its Driver Ratings. Even though Lewis Hamilton sits on top of the pack, his awareness rating is very low.

Shreya Sanjeev

July 11, 2021

Steiermark Grand Prix

F1 2021 Ratings Out: Who Is the Top-Rated F1 Driver – Lewis Hamilton or Max Verstappen?

Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen head the driver ratings in the official F1 2021 video game as other drivers make big improvements.

Sanket Nair

July 08, 2021

French Grand Prix

F1 2021: Choose From Legends Like Micheal Schumacher, Jenson Button and Felipe Massa in MyTeam

Take a look at these seven new legends who will be available as secondary drivers in the upcoming racing title F1 2021.

Aaron Dias

May 18, 2021

Spanish Grand Prix

EA Takeover of F1 Gaming Franchise Fame Codemasters Imminent Following Breakthrough Meeting

The official F1 game has been purchased by another company as they look to expand their business in racing games and provide some competition

Arpit Gomes

February 05, 2021

F1 Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi

Following the Codemasters Acquisition, EA Games Plans New Racing Games Annually

EA Games recently acquired the UK game company, Codemasters, and plans on dominating the racing game market with a new racing game annually.

Jenny

February 03, 2021

EA-games

Trolling or Mercedes Contract Hint? – George Russell’s Confusing Instagram Story Amid Hamilton Rumors

George Russell's virtual GP rival recently made a tongue-in-cheek suggestion that he may already signed a deal with Mercedes F1 this season.

Bharat Aggarwal

February 02, 2021

F1 Winter Testing in Barcelona – Day One

Charles Leclerc Hints at Return to Online Racing Alongside Lando Norris & Others During F1 Offseason

Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc is trying to re-unite the Twitch cup quartet with Albon for the 2021 F1 virtual grand prix racing.

Bharat Aggarwal

January 17, 2021

F1 Grand Prix of Russia – Qualifying

EA Set to Takeover F1 Game Developer Codemasters After a Mammoth Last Minute Bid

Electronic Arts (EA) are buying out developers Codemasters who created racing games such as the critically-acclaimed F1 esports.

Bharat Aggarwal

December 15, 2020

Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Call of Duty Warzone: Lando Norris Hilariously Trolls TimTheTatman

Call Of Duty Warzone banter is a common sight but F1 driver Lando Norris trolling streamer Timthetatman for the same is quite hilarious.

Akshay Patel

August 16, 2020

F1 2020 v1.07: A Special Michael Schumacher DLC and Crucial Bug Fixes

Here's everything that's new and improved in the latest patch - v1.07 for Codemasters' F1 2020 game on PS4, PC and Xbox One.

Abhishek Bharadwaj

August 12, 2020

“Not Appropriate”- Charles Leclerc Dismisses Codemasters’ Driver Ratings in the F1 2020 Game

Scuderia Ferrari's Charles Leclerc opened up on the new driver rating system implemented by Codemasters in the upcoming F1 2020 game .

Abhishek Bharadwaj

June 14, 2020

Watch : Charles Leclerc Battles F2 “GOAT” Mahaveer Raghunathan In a Battle For the Ages

Charles Leclerc had the privelege of going up against one of the most feared drivers from the junior categories in the Not the GP virtual event.

Abhishek Bharadwaj

June 07, 2020

Lewis Hamilton “Not Up to It” in Virtual Racing : Valtteri Bottas

Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas doesn't believes Lewis Hamilton is unlikely to take up esports and join the F1 Virtual Grand Prix Series

Abhishek Bharadwaj

May 24, 2020

Japanese Grand Prix – Race – Suzuka

Watch: Charles Leclerc Freaks out as His Girlfriend Crashes Into Sebastian Vettel on F1 2019

Charles Leclerc was playing Call of Duty while his girlfriend was racing. She was so good that charles left his game and started watching her race.

Abhay Aggarwal

May 15, 2020

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With no real sporting events taking place, people have to rely on other means for entertainment. This is where eSports comes into the mix and helps people during times of boredom. In the case of F1 eSports, it helps drivers hone their skills.

Another massive boon is that drivers can use simulator video games to test out new tracks. For example, had the 2020 F1 season carried on as normal, drivers could have used simulators to test the Vietnam and Dutch circuits.

Normally, these gamers race on the latest edition of the F1 game. In this case, it is F1 2019, until F1 2020 releases later this year.

F1 teams

Formula One had actually set up eSports teams and the real racing teams tied up with them. Sometimes, some gamers would be inducted as the official team simulator driver.

F1 begin the eSports series back in 2017 and it has been going strong ever since. The 10 teams are, Alfa Romeo Racing F1 Esports, Ferrari Driver Academy, Haas F1 Team Esports, McLaren Shadow, Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports, Red Bull Racing Esports, Renault Sport Team Vitality, Scuderia Toro Rosso Esports, SportPesa Racing Point F1 Esports Team and Williams Esports

Esports drivers

Outside the F1 arena, these sim racers often compete individually. These drivers are, David Tonizza, Simon Weigang, Floris Wijers, Isaac Price, Nicolas Longuet, Lucas Blakeley, Allert Van Der Wal, Kimmy Larsson, Manuel Biancolilla and Daniel Shields.

Aside from them, even real life F1 drivers, like Max Verstappen, Lando Norris, Carlos Sainz Jr, Nico Hulkenberg and more, play these games. Some of them even stream the games online