Formula 1

Ferrari released the first round of a new Blindfold Challenge series on Thursday. Well, it’s not what you might think, unless you know at Traxion that we’re talking about sim racing and not a real car. The new video series falls under the Ferrari Esports Series banner as a promotional piece for the series. What…Continue reading “WATCH: Charles Leclerc attempts Imola blindfolded”»

Formula 1 fans will be ecstatic to know that one of the fastest machines on the grid will soon be an option for iRacers to drive. In a partnership with Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team, iRacing announced on Wednesday that both the current 2021 W12 E Performance car and their future 2022 Formula 1 car will…Continue reading “Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 W12 and 2022 car coming to iRacing”»

Just before the 89th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans this weekend, Alpine Racing had planned to demonstrate a handful of cars on Circuit de la Sarthe. The demonstration was to include one of their Formula 1 cars, and it’s likely all to do with their upcoming possible entry into the future Le…Continue reading “WATCH: Taking on Le Mans in the Formula Pro”»

The 2021 Season Update for F1 Mobile Racing will be the “biggest ever update” per the Tuesday announcement from EA and Codemasters. The official free-to-play mobile experience for Formula 1 is getting an overhaul with the 2021 additions. Visually speaking, the game is going to look “next level.” The big part of the news is…Continue reading ““Biggest Ever Update” for F1 Mobile Racing coming soon”»

The sixth series of the F1 2020 Podium Pass is now available in the game, should collecting customisable items be something that is of interest to you. As is the norm, there are 30 new tiers to progress through, and a suite of new challenges to earn bonus credit pay-outs. A feature introduced in Season…Continue reading “Podium Pass Series 6 is now in F1 2020”»

Just as it was originally announced, the Formula 1 Fan Pack for Rocket League is coming in Mid-May… Thursday to be exact. On Wednesday, Formula 1 and Rocket League revealed the trailer for the new Fan Pack, introducing all 10 constructors’ liveries as well as Pirelli-branded wheels to accompany the vehicles.  Together with the release…Continue reading “Rocket League announces Formula 1 Fan Pack for 20th May”»

The officially licensed Formula 1 mobile racing game that used to be known as F1 Manager has been rebranded to F1 Clash as of 10th May. The change of name to the tap-to-play title comes hot on the heels of a new season, both in the game atmosphere and in general, as well as a complete overhaul to the…Continue reading “F1 Manager becomes F1 Clash for 2021”»

A controversial topic, spurred on by the GT World Challenge using esports to form part of the Teams’ Championship points within 2021 and with many esports competitions previously offering real-world driving or training, we dive in head-first on the latest Traxion Podcast episode. Does sim racing open more doors? Is there a genuine crossover between…Continue reading “Do esports have a place in real-world motorsport? – The Traxion Podcast, episode seven”»

We had a discussion about Rocket League when we first started Traxion. We said we weren’t going to report on it because it’s technically not a racing game, even though there are esports leagues and cars in the game – the exception being if there was some really ‘big’ news. Well, first there was an…Continue reading “Formula 1 and NASCAR content for Rocket League Season 3”»