Mercedes and Red Bull are fighting a title duel in Formula 1's virtual world as well as on real racetracks, with the two teams tied at the top on Thursday after the latest round of the F1 eSports Series Pro championship.
Red Bull drivers won all three races at the virtual Silverstone, Monza and Spa-Francorchamps layouts to go level with Mercedes on 140 points in a championship with a $750,000 prize pot.
As in the real world, Alfa Romeo and Haas are bottom of the standings, with the latter yet to score a point.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen is leading Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton by 12 points in the real world of F1, with Mercedes ahead in the F1 eSports constructors' standings.
Reigning esports champion Jarno Opmeer, now with Mercedes after winning the 2020 title with Alfa Romeo, leads the drivers' standings on 101 points.
Aston Martin's Lucas Blakely is second on 87 and Red Bull's Frederik Rasmussen, winner at Silverstone and Spa, moved up to third on 78.
Gamers are racing remotely from home or team factories due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as they did last year, with F1 eSports using the official 2021 game developed by Codemasters.
Check out our partner website SIMRACE247 for the latest F1 eSports news as well as news coverage from the world of simracing. (Reporting by Alan Baldwin)
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