Can Sim Racer Be Real Racing Drivers?

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Published on October 9, 2021 7:16:15 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyEGL9jd5Hc

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Esports (aka electronic sports) have emerged as something of a social phenomenon and sim #racing – the branch devoted to motorsport games – is enjoying exceptional growth. Alpine in actively involved in this sport which is far less ‘virtual’ than some may imagine. With the 2021 F1 #eSports Series Pro-Championship due to get under way shortly, Alpine #eSports Team’s Team Principal Richard Arnaud talks about how his squad has been preparing for the season with a programme that is not unlike that followed by actual single-seater drivers all the way up to Formula 1.

The cliché that gamers shut themselves in their room with a computer or console and feed on crisps and cola couldn’t be further from the truth in the case of esport’s professionals and semi-pros who take part in a staggering array of competitions and championships.

Their numbers include sim racers who compete at the wheel of virtual cars around virtual circuits, an exacting world that calls for uncompromising training courses of the sort Alpine #eSports Team has tailored for its drivers.

Sim #racing requires a level of preparation that is very similar to that demanded of Formula 1 drivers