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F1 to use Esports drivers to trial rule changes

Formula 1 will work with its leading Esports Series drivers to simulate proposed rule changes for their real-world counterparts. After initially launching in 2017, F1’s Esports Series completed its third season last year with support from all 10 teams as gamers competed for a share of the $500,00 prize fund. F1 has been using its own simulations to try and assess potential sporting rule changes for the future, such as introducing reverse grid sprint races that were ultimately rejected for 2020. Speaking at Autosport International in Birmingham on Thursday, F1 chief technical officer Pat Symonds revealed that in order to introduce a human element to its trials, it would be working with...
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