Sim Driver Could Reach Formula One Within 10 Years
NORTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 13: Max Verstappen of the Netherlands driving the (33) Aston Martin Red Bull Racing RB15 on track during Red Bull Racing Filming Day at Silverstone Circuit on February 13, 2019 in Northampton, England. (Photo by Dan Istitene/Getty Images)
Formula One bosses are now saying that in the next decade, the worlds of esports and F1 will overlap. F1’s head of marketing, Ellie Norman, was asked if a sim racer could find themselves in the driver’s seat of an F1 race within the next 10 years, and she responded that it could happen within that time-frame.
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