Formula 1 with its own eSports series

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Shortly after the departure of Bernie Eccles tone, the modernization of formula 1’s more: Starting in September there will be an own eSports series. In the virtual formula 1 is also crowned a world champion.

The formula 1 opens the growing eSports market, and calling your own Wettlkampf series. As the marketer of motorsports-king class announced on Monday, is already looking for the best virtual formula 1 driver in the world. The winner can call himself the world champion of formula-1-eSports series.

“This Launch is a great opportunity for us. To win from a strategic point of view and to new Fans,” said formula 1’s chief of marketing Sean Bratches. The new king’s class owner Liberty Media is a way that the previous consortium led by Bernie Ecclestone has consistently rejected.

The world Cup final in Abu Dhabi

For the eSports series, the formula 1 can be determined from September the best riders in the different elimination rounds. The Top 20 will travel to Abu Dhabi and on the last weekend of November pick parallel to the Stars of the formula 1 Champion.

Hanger to the launch of the series, the publication of the latest edition of the official game title, “Formula 1” on the next Friday that can be played on PC, Playstation 4 and Xbox One. In the case of “Formula 1 in 2017” you can play in addition to various game modes all the riders, Teams and tracks of the current season, also a career mode, as well as on modern courses with classic racing car driving.

asz/ck (sid, dpa)