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Watch: Virtual Hot Lap With Codemasters’ F1 2020 Game
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Charles Leclerc Reveals How Esports Changed His Relationship With F1 Rivals
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Codemasters Tease Zandvoort and Vietnam Tracks in the F1 2020 Game
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Watch: Charles Leclerc Hilariously Recreates Sebastian Vettel’s Meltdown From Baku in F1 2019
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Codemasters Unveil Major New Updates and a New Manager Role for the F1 2020 Game
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Watch: Charles Leclerc and Lando Norris Makes Fun of Alex Albon’s Embarrassing Moment Live on Twitch
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Juan Manuel Correa Hilariously Trolls Charles Leclerc, Lando Norris and Others for Their eSports Addiction
The F2 driver, Juan Manuel Correa mocks Charles Leclerc on the podcast. He says The driver has too much time on hands as he online the whole day.
Lewis Hamilton Gearing up for His F1 Esports Debut On Gran Turismo
Mercedes F1 driver and six-time World Drivers' Title winner Lewis Hamilton teased his upcoming Esports adventure on his Instagram story.
Who Will be The Strongest Team in Codemasters’ F1 2020 Game?
Last week, Codemasters gave us the first glimpse of the upcoming F1 2020 game. Let's see how they decide the team performance without any actual race data.
About F1 eSports
With no real sporting events taking place, people have to rely on other means for entertainment. This is where eSports comes into the mix and helps people during times of boredom. In the case of F1 eSports, it helps drivers hone their skills.
Another massive boon is that drivers can use simulator video games to test out new tracks. For example, had the 2020 F1 season carried on as normal, drivers could have used simulators to test the Vietnam and Dutch circuits.
Normally, these gamers race on the latest edition of the F1 game. In this case, it is F1 2019, until F1 2020 releases later this year.
F1 teams
Formula One had actually set up eSports teams and the real racing teams tied up with them. Sometimes, some gamers would be inducted as the official team simulator driver.
F1 begin the eSports series back in 2017 and it has been going strong ever since. The 10 teams are, Alfa Romeo Racing F1 Esports, Ferrari Driver Academy, Haas F1 Team Esports, McLaren Shadow, Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports, Red Bull Racing Esports, Renault Sport Team Vitality, Scuderia Toro Rosso Esports, SportPesa Racing Point F1 Esports Team and Williams Esports
Esports drivers
Outside the F1 arena, these sim racers often compete individually. These drivers are, David Tonizza, Simon Weigang, Floris Wijers, Isaac Price, Nicolas Longuet, Lucas Blakeley, Allert Van Der Wal, Kimmy Larsson, Manuel Biancolilla and Daniel Shields.
Aside from them, even real life F1 drivers, like Max Verstappen, Lando Norris, Carlos Sainz Jr, Nico Hulkenberg and more, play these games. Some of them even stream the games online
