F1 2021

PlayStation has revealed its best-selling digital games across PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 for 2021 – and racing games prominently feature throughout the list. Based upon PlayStation Store sales across the last 12 months, and split across US/Canada and Europe, plus PS4 and PS5, there are some very intriguing results. On Sony’s latest flagship console,…Continue reading “Racing games were very popular on PlayStation in 2021”»

The driver ratings have been updated in the F1 2021 game for one last time, and it’s Sir Lewis Hamilton that tops the overall stats ahead of newly crowned world champion Max Verstappen. Based on real-world Formula 1 season performance, Experience, Racecraft, Awareness and Pace are accounted for before calculating an overall score out of…Continue reading “Hamilton ahead of champion Verstappen in final F1 2021 game driver ratings”»

According to a report by Streams Charts, three racing games joined the 2021 Top 10 list of most streamed games in the Sports category on Twitch.tv. Trackmania, iRacing and F1 2021 were all on this year’s Sports Games list. Each platform contributed tens of millions of hours watched on Twitch alone. That isn’t even counting…Continue reading “Trackmania, iRacing, F1 2021 among Top 10 sports games Twitch streamed in 2021”»

Join us as we talk you through the highs and lows of the 2021 Formula One World Championship season. Our resident F1 guru – and Yuki Tsunoda fanboy – John Munro runs through some of the predictions he made at the start and middle of the season, and we get to examine whether he was…Continue reading “WATCH: F1 2021 season review”»

The Formula 1 Esports Series Pro never disappoints. Mirroring its insane real-life counterpart, the 2021 season would see three title protagonists head into the last three races all with sensational narratives behind them. Frederik Rasmussen, the long-serving Red Bull maestro eager to win his first title. Lucas Blakeley, the surprise underdog who nobody was predicting…Continue reading “Formula 1 Esports Series Pro 2021 season review”»

One down, one to go. As cool as Jarno Opmeer likes to portray himself as, this simply had to be the primary thought running through his mind on Thursday afternoon. A dramatic race at Imola had effectively ruled underdog Lucas Blakeley out of championship contention. Mexico confirmed this possibility as fact. Now, with the Teams’…Continue reading “Opmeer becomes a two-time F1 Esports Series Pro champion”»

Following the extraordinary conclusion to the real-world Formula 1 World Championship, it was time to turn our attention towards the F1 Esports Series Pro conclusion. Last time out, the misjudgement of Nicolas Longuet opened the door to reigning champion Jarno Opmeer, retaking the lead of the points standings once again. His main rivals, Lucas Blakeley…Continue reading “Opmeer on cusp of F1 Esports Pro title as Mercedes-AMG win Teams’ championship”»

This is it, the best racing games of 2021 – a definitive list. This year has been, in the opinion of the Traxion.GG team, a stellar year for racing video games, esports and simulators. Simply, here is what we think is the best the genre had to offer across the past 12 months. Across all…Continue reading “The best racing games of 2021”»

Yes, I’m starting an F1 Esports Pro analysis with a reference to the bluesy Platters hit famously covered by the legendary Freddie Mercury. Hear me out. One of the key parts of this song goes as such; ‘I seem to be what I’m not you see, I’m wearing my heart like a crown’. When we…Continue reading “F1 Esports Pro: Lucas Blakeley is the real deal”»