covid-19 Archives – Page 2 of 3

Dixon: Chip Ganassi told me to lay low in virtual racing

19 April 2020

Scott Dixon, five-time IndyCar champion and relatively new iRacing competitor, received a brief set of instructions from boss Chip Ganassi about the world of virtual racing. “I did get a text from him th... Read More...

Pagenaud does the double to win iRacing Indycar at Motegi

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19 April 2020

A second straight victory in virtual racing for Simon Pagenaud and Team Penske, and tempers were hot at the end of this one, as, the reigning Indianapolis 500 winner, competed in his firesuit and captured I... Read More...

Virtual Formula E test race at Monaco proves true to life

Reuters

18 April 2020

Formula E tested a new esports ‘Race at Home Challenge’ series on Saturday with the virtual Monaco layout proving true to life as BMW iAndretti driver Maximilian Guenther won untroubled from pole position. ... Read More...

Formula E jump on eSports bandwagon with Race at Home Challenge

Reuters

15 April 2020

Formula E launched an esports 'Race at Home Challenge' series on involving regular race drivers and gamers in the absence of any real track action due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The all-electric series fo... Read More...

Button wins Legends sim race as Villeneuve makes debut

Reuters

12 April 2020

Jenson Button won a 'Legends Trophy' esports race on Saturday with fellow retired Formula 1 world champion Jacques Villeneuve going from last to sixth on his virtual debut. Button, racing in the Brawn GP... Read More...

eSports: Pagenaud wins first Indycar virtual race on an oval

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12 April 2020

IndyCar's virtual return to Michigan International Speedway mimicked the U.S. 500 at the start, when the current open-wheel racing stars mismanaged the green flag and triggered a spectacular crash. The a... Read More...

Virtual racing brings success and complications for sponsors

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11 April 2020

The popularity of virtual motorsports racing on television has come with surprising success stories and occasional complications as race teams scramble to create value for sponsors and partners. IndyCar ... Read More...

Off Camber: Reality and virtual, the past is now

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7 April 2020

The COVID-19 situation has thrown a spanner in the works, to say the least, for Formula 1 when it comes to maintaining interest and enthusiasm in the sport while the world remains on lockdown. The two p... Read More...

McLaughlin wins virtual IndyCar event racing from Australia

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6 April 2020

Scott McLaughlin’s real IndyCar debut is on hold because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Australian V8 SuperCars champion isn’t letting that stop him from learning how to virtually drive the cars. McLau... Read More...

SimGP247: Kyalami Hotlaps sizzle, Assetto Corsa server up

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30 March 2020

It was a very busy week and historic week for eSport on a global level, ironically boosted by the debilitating pandemic sweeping the planet, with just about every league going virtual including the mushroom... Read More...

Esports: Franchitti virtual Indycar winner, Fittipaldi still has it at 73

Reuters

30 March 2020

Triple Indianapolis 500 winner Dario Franchitti won a virtual ‘Legends Trophy’ on Saturday while two-times Formula 1 world champion Emerson Fittipaldi showed at 73 that esports is not just for the youngster... Read More...

Video: Indy legend Tony Kanaan sim racing in lockdown

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22 March 2020

https://youtu.be/YL3zffhrrOw Indycar legend Tony Kanaan meets Sadokist to talk about his view on sim racing, gaming, what's happening in his world of corona lockdown and how he feels about going head to head... Read More...

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