<story><title>Formula 1 launches Virtual Grand Prix Series to replace postponed races</title><url>https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.formula-1-launches-virtual-grand-prix-series-to-replace-postponed-races.1znLAbPzBbCQPj1IDMeiOi.html</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>gil</author><text>This will be entertaining due to the well known driver names BUT not high level by any means:&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Due to the wide variety of gaming skill levels amongst the drivers, game settings will be configured in such a way to encourage competitive and entertaining racing. This includes running equal car performance with fixed setups, reduced vehicle damage, and optional anti-lock brakes and traction control for those less familiar with the game.&amp;quot;&lt;p&gt;More like a &amp;quot;So You Think You Can Dance&amp;quot; celebrity edition than anything else.&lt;p&gt;A much higher level event which also includes some IRL drivers from multiple series is: The Race All-Star Esports Battle (&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.youtube.com&amp;#x2F;watch?v=_a_RV5UY8mk&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.youtube.com&amp;#x2F;watch?v=_a_RV5UY8mk&lt;/a&gt;)
Higher level mostly because they race in rFactor2 which is a better simulator than F1 2019 and there are no driver aids. Also because everyone on the grid are long-ish time sim racers, even if some of them also happen to be IRL drivers (Max Verstappen, Felix Rosenqvist, Antonio Felix da Costa, a few others)&lt;p&gt;Here&amp;#x27;s a good list of motorsports eSports events for the next few days: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;the-race.com&amp;#x2F;esports&amp;#x2F;the-complete-motorsport-esports-schedule&amp;#x2F;&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;the-race.com&amp;#x2F;esports&amp;#x2F;the-complete-motorsport-esports...&lt;/a&gt;</text></comment>
<story><title>Formula 1 launches Virtual Grand Prix Series to replace postponed races</title><url>https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.formula-1-launches-virtual-grand-prix-series-to-replace-postponed-races.1znLAbPzBbCQPj1IDMeiOi.html</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>oopsies49</author><text>Nascar is doing something similar. &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.enascar.com&amp;#x2F;news-media&amp;#x2F;2020&amp;#x2F;03&amp;#x2F;19&amp;#x2F;fox-sports-to-deliver-sundays-enascar-iracing-pro-invitational-series-on-fs1&amp;#x2F;?linkId=100000011277236&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.enascar.com&amp;#x2F;news-media&amp;#x2F;2020&amp;#x2F;03&amp;#x2F;19&amp;#x2F;fox-sports-to-...&lt;/a&gt;</text></comment>