McLaren and Grosjean’s R8G team join V10 R-League
McLaren Shadow and Romain Grosjean’s R8G Esports teams will join the V10 R-League for its second season, making it a 10-team series
Rasmussen scores Formula E esports breakthrough win
Dragon Penske Autosport’s Frederik Rasmussen secured his first race win in Formula E’s Accelerate esports series at Diriyah having finished second in the two previous rounds
IndyCar’s iRacing series returns, will include Grosjean
IndyCar has confirmed the return of its iRacing Challenge in 2021, with the series’ new recruit Romain Grosjean set to be joining for the three-race schedule
The esports series trying to develop real-world electric tech
DTM star Mike Rockenfeller has created a 1000bhp electric racing car for an esports series designed to push forward real-world electric technology and assist in the fight against climate change
How a Le Mans and BTCC legend’s gaming club got very serious
Five-time Le Mans winner and 1996 BTCC champion Frank Biela’s Biela Racing esports team sounds like a pre-planned business venture – but it was born out of a hobby
Hoyer wins Formula SimRacing’s 2021 season opener
Michi Hoyer won the first round of the 2021 Formula SimRacing World Championship on rFactor 2, beating his team-mate and defending champion Jernej Simoncic
Benecke/Bonito take BMW SIM win, Verstappen’s car disqualified
Team Redline won their second race in a row in the BMW SIM GT Cup on iRacing, while Max Verstappen’s victory bid unravelled
How Mahle and Formula E champion are tackling virtual challenge
MAHLE has become a technical partner of Formula E champion team DS Techeetah both in the real-world series and the new Accelerate esports championship – which has been modified for 2021 to bring it closer to real-life. Here’s how its virtual drivers are handling it
Verstappen’s VCO return ruined by crash, Karam/Bakkum take first win
Sage Karam and Mack Bakkum took their first VCO ProSIM series win in the penultimate round, while Red Bull Formula 1 driver Max Verstappen took pole and a win in the first event of the night before crashing out of the remaining races
Verstappen dominates iRacing Bathurst 12 Hour with Bonito
Max Verstappen won the iRacing Bathurst 12 Hour special event alongside professional sim racer Enzo Bonito as the pair lapped the rest of the field
