F1 2020

Happy Chinese New Year! Whether it’s a holiday that you follow or not, there’s more than one reason to celebrate as Steam has dropped their annual sale on video games. We’ll be looking through the sale and help you find the best deals on racing games for your PC. One of the outstanding sales that…Continue reading “Lunar sale: the best discounts for racing games on Steam”»

Though it’s 2021 season looks to be mostly back to normal proceedings, Formula 1 continues to maintain its presence in the virtual scene not just with the F1 Esports Series, but with the highly entertaining Virtual Grand Prix. On February 7th, stars and pros alike took to Codemasters’ F1 2020 rendition of the Silverstone Grand…Continue reading “Russell braves Albon challenge to take victory in British Virtual Grand Prix”»

Good news F1 fans! During 2020, when the start of the Formula 1 championship was delayed, the series decided to put on a series of Virtual Gand Prix. These were held using the F1 2019 video game and mixed real-life F1 drivers such as Charles Leclerc against the likes of Sergio Agüero. Random. But also,…Continue reading “Enzo Fittipaldi defeats Leclerc to win first 2021 Virtual Grand Prix”»

As previously reported, Formula 1 is bringing back the Virtual GP Series for three weeks only. Just like the events that took place as motorsport was suspended at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, this race will feature a number of celebrities, influencers and a sprinkling of F1 drivers as well. This melting pot of…Continue reading “F1 Virtual Austrian Grand Prix drivers revealed”»

Further F1 Esports team changes rocked the established boat today with the surprise announcement that 2020 Jarno Opmeer will be joining the Brackley-based team. The announcement comes as the F1 Esports fraternity gear up for the first 2021 Virtual GP show on Sunday (31st January 2021). Former McLaren driver Dani Moreno will also make a…Continue reading “Champion Opmeer joins Mercedes-AMG F1 Esports team”»

With the officially sanctioned and Codemasters Birmingham developed Formula 1 games riding the crest of a wave thanks to F1 2020’s engrossing My Team career mode and the popularity of esports, continuing to take the series forward will be a big undertaking. The most recent instalment ticks many of the boxes required for a great…Continue reading “What we’d like to see in a new F1 game”»

The F1 Esports fraternity were caught unawares today as Ferrari made the blockbuster signing of two-time champion Brendon Leigh alongside 2019 winner David Tonizza. It marks the first time in F1 Esports Series history that a team has hosted two world champions in the same team. Leigh joins the Italian team from the Mercedes F1…Continue reading “Brendon Leigh joins Ferrari Driver Academy for F1 Esports”»

The ever-popular F1 2020 game has now been updated to version 1.15, bringing with it a series of small tweaks – predominately to the recently released F2 2020 season. In December, the game added the recent F2 cars, liveries and drivers to the game for the first time. Now, v1.15 refines these additions with the…Continue reading “F1 2020 updated to version 1.15”»

F1 announced today that they would be repeating the series of esports events made popular during last year’s “lockdown season”. It comes as many nations are still in states of lockdown or partial lockdown and aims to give fans some Formula 1 based entertainment during those cold and bleak winter months. Format Changes & Charity…Continue reading “Formula 1 Virtual Grand Prix Series Returns for 2021”»