News Details

From virtual to real: F1 eSports champ gets racing opportunity!

F1 eSports world champion Brendon Leigh could find himself racing in the real world next month at the Race of Champions in Riyadh, Saudia Arabia. Leigh conquered Formula 1's first eSports title in Abu Dhabi last November, beating his 19 sim rivals in a thrilling finale. The 18-year-old gamer is set to take part in the inaugural eRace of Champions in February, a new competition which will run parallel to the traditional ROC event. F1 social media growth outpaces any other sport in 2017! In a series of virtual and real-world challenges, five top sim racers, including Leigh, will fight for the eROC title, with the winner awarded a spot in the main ROC event! "It was one of my first...
Full Story »
6y ago from F1i.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Button: Hamilton brought out my best

Former world champion Jenson Button says racing against Lewis Hamilton...
6y ago from SkySports.com

Piquet: Alonso always makes a big mess wherever he is

Nelson Piquet (of senior variety) has had a go at Fernando Alonso during...
6y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Bottas ‘solid number 2’ for Hamilton – Villeneuve

Valtteri Bottas is a 'solid number 2' for world champion Lewis Hamilton....
6y ago from ThisIsF1.com

Keep fighting Michael

On 29 December 2013, the world of Formula 1 changed, a day when seven...
6y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Martin believes Bagnaia still ‘the favourite'...

Current MotoGP championship leader Jorge Martin pinpoints Francesco...
20h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Palou plans to study how Dixon made race-winning fuel...

In IndyCar’s Grand Prix of Long Beach held last Sunday, Scott Dixon took...

IndyCar Long Beach – Race Results

After a sizeable gap in the calendar, the NTT IndyCar Series took to the...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Mārtiņš Sesks to drive M-Sport Ford Puma Rally1 in...

Latvia’s Mārtiņš Sesks will benefit from the support of WRC Promoter...
17h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Arsenal approach Newcastle star after reports of...

Bruno Guimaraes' camp has been contacted by Arsenal on a possible summer...
57m ago from CaughtOffside.com

Arsenal to make up to four marquee signings this summer

Whether or not Arsenal secure their first Premier League title in 20...
27m ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

F1 News Today: 'Game over' for Perez as Red Bull chief...

Sergio Perez has vented his frustration after... Read More »
2h ago from GPFans.com

Wolff demands improvement as Mercedes trend flips

A Mercedes trend reversed in the Chinese Grand... Read More »
46m ago from RacingNews365.com

Alonso: A crazy race!

Fernando Alonso reflected on his 2024 Chinese... Read More »
36m ago from GrandPrix247.com

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.