Unbelievable: The Best Sim Racing Star Max Verstappen Said Choosing Sim Racing Was The Biggest Mistake That He Has Ever Made……

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Unbelievable: The Best Sim Racing Star Max Verstappen Said Choosing Sim Racing Was The Biggest Mistake That He Has Ever Made……

Formula 1 has announced a new multi-year partnership with Playseat, a leading racing simulator brand, to produce exclusive and bespoke F1 licensed racing products for gamers and sim racers to enjoy.

Applying over two decades worth of experience, Playseat will develop premium equipment for both casual and professional gamers, including versatile and accessible sim racing seats and high end-professional simulators.

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The partnership with Playseat demonstrates Formula 1’s ability to put its growing and diverse audience at the heart of the action, offering opportunities to experience the sport away from the track, in this case through the world of gaming in homes all over the world.

Playseat worked closely with F1 drivers and professional sim racers to create a seat that feels exactly like a real Formula 1 cockpit using their cutting-edge technology and finely tuned equipment.

Emily Prazer, Chief Commercial Officer at Formula 1, said: “We are always looking for new ways to bring Formula 1 to our audience, whether that’s by creating unforgettable moments at a Grand Prix or engaging with the sport away from the track.

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“Our partnership with Playseat will provide gamers with a bespoke, innovative, and realistic racing experience to bring the action a step closer to home.”

Fernando Smit, President and Founder of Playseat, added: “With over 25 years of research and development with real F1 drivers, Playseat has become the undisputed standard in delivering unrivalled realism.

“We have always strived to bring racing to the people and now we can bring the true F1 racing experience and racing position to everyone around the world.”

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To pre-order the first of the officially licensed F1 simulators, the Formula Intelligence – F1 Edition, ahead of its release on April 16, click here.

Send It Sim Racing has 10 full-motion, triple-screen simulators at its Amherst location.

Following the recent news that the official esports competition of the Formula 1 World Championship – F1 SimRacing, would make its long-awaited return for the 2023/24 season in April and May, Williams Esports have announced a new line-up.
Young Briton Will Lewis makes the step up from Academy driver to take the #3 reserve seat of recently departed Marcel Kiefer, with Ismael Fahssi and Alvaro Carreton remaining as the leading Spanish duo for the team.
Will Lewis has proved his quality as a challenger in multiple PSGL championships including E-Series, F1 and as Champion of F2, where he’s scored multiple Wins, Podiums, and top 10 results.
The up-and-coming talent has also played a major part in the team’s rise to success as a dedicated development driver, working closely with our pros and engineers to improve the on-track performance in the last few seasons and displayed himself as a willing candidate who was confident and ready to take on the highest stage of F1 SimRacing.

Will Lewis: “I’m so thankful for the trust and opportunity the team have given me, I can’t wait to get started and will be giving my absolute all. Being part of the main F1 SimRacing roster has been a dream of mine for so long and it’s something I’ve been working hard towards my whole career. It’s surreal to say I will be in the highest official F1 competition for the Esports team of such an iconic name. Williams have been fantastic to me as ever and I can’t appreciate their support enough to get me here! Let’s go for glory and show what we can do!”

Marcel Kiefer: “Williams gave me the chance to be part of the team for a few months and I really enjoyed my time working with everyone there. They treated me well, I visited the factory, attended the first LAN event of the 2023/24 F1 SimRacing season in Dreamhack Sweden with the team and collaborated with them on their F1 Hotlaps social content which was super fun! Unfortunately, I had a loss of love for sim racing competition and decided to pursue my lifelong dream of becoming a real-life racing driver. I’ve become an Esports Champion and race winner; I’ve driven for the biggest names, had some amazing opportunities but I need to try something new now and this is the right time to do so. There is the possibility of a return to sim racing but for now it’s goodbye. Thank you, team!”