by Ross Bentley | Jan 15, 2021 | News
“I believe it’s maybe even tougher than real life.” – Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc was recently asked to give his opinion on the realism of racing simulators and said “I believe it’s maybe even tougher than real life.” “Because we have the feelings of the...
by Ross Bentley | Jan 14, 2021 | News
Sim Racer Academy member Steven Thomas, along with his Algarve Pro Racing co-drivers James Allen and Rene Binder, won the LMP2 Pro-Am class at this year’s Le Mans 24-Hour race. This is an especially remarkable achievement: Thomas hadn’t driven any kind of car on any...
by Ross Bentley | Jan 13, 2021 | News
Attitudes towards the use of simulators as real world training tools are going through somewhat of a seismic shift in professional motorsport. Speaking on the F1 Nation podcast, Damon Hill the 1996 F1 world champion had a lot to say about the advantage simulators are...
by Ross Bentley | Jan 12, 2021 | News
Codemasters’ next Formula One racing game is getting VR support EA has added virtual reality compatibility to the PC version of F1 22, Codemasters’ next Formula One racing game. Despite the fact that the game isn’t set to release until July, the...
by Ross Bentley | Jan 11, 2021 | News
Ricciardo has changed his tune on sim racing For the first time he is pricing out a home sim rig and thinks simulators are now at a level where he can gain training value. “At first, I thought it was just something fun to pass the time, but I definitely see that...
