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Virtual Monaco Grand Prix: Runaway victory for Russell

George Russell took a runaway win for Williams in Formula 1’s virtual Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday, the day the cancelled showcase race should have... Read More...

Leclerc: My girlfriend had to buy a subscription to my Twitch

Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc has gained a special subscriber to his Twitch streaming channel after his girlfriend found herself locked out of hi... Read More...

Brown: Vettel will probably leave the sport, unfortunately

Daniel Ricciardo was McLaren's first choice to replace Ferrari-bound Spaniard Carlos Sainz and Sebastian Vettel was never in the frame, the Formul... Read More...

Inside Line: Sign of the times

Turn up the volume and listen to Prince! I would like to start this week's column by apologising to grandprix247.com Editor Ben Stevens for not having this piece ready for yesterday's deadline, my bad!

IndyCar iRacing Challenge American Red Cross Grand Prix

Sim racing and eSport are fun but won’t carry teams for long

Virtual racing has been the small saving grace for motorsports since the coronavirus pandemic brought nearly everything to a halt reports AP's Jen... Read More...

SimGP247: Kyalami Hotlaps sizzle, Assetto Corsa server up

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 ... Read More...

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

Triple Indianapolis 500 winner Dario Franchitti won a virtual ‘Legends Trophy’ on Saturday while two-times Formula 1 world champion Emerson Fittip... Read More...

eSports: Timmy Hill wins online NASCAR iRacing event

Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead sang the national anthem from a remote location. Troy Aikman, borrowing Matthew McConaughey's trademark phrase “Alri... Read More...

Simming Memoirs – Part III: My very own Spanish castles

As the eighties roared on and the very first sims appeared, I went looking for racing thrills in amusement arcades and several other wrong places.... Read More...

IndyCar joins virtual racing boom as season on hold indefinitely

IndyCar isn't sure when it can get its cars on track to officially start the season, but for now, the American open-wheel series will follow the l... Read More...

HSO Kyalami Hotlaps: Zenkov tames the Porsche 962C

Russian sim racer Vladislav Zenkov powered to the top of the timesheets to claim victory in the inaugural HSO Speedweek at Kyalami Hotlap series run under the auspices of the Historic Simraciung Organisation (HSO) using rFactor 2 as the simulator game of choice.