Despite Corona, Formula One season will start on March 22

Virtual racing series announced

March 20, 2020, 5:52 pm Reading time: 1 minute

Despite the corona crisis, the Formula 1 season will begin on Sunday-but in a different form. As the racing series is now announced, the car is expected to be held online in May. Not only professional esports athletes, but also current Formula One drivers should participate.

Formula One created a virtual racing series after the corona crisis. (Source: Lunyoff / depositphotos.com)

The Formula One season was supposed to be in full swing, but Australia and Bahrain were cancelled due to the spread of the new coronavirus. The latter will now be remedied at 9pm on Sunday, March 22nd-but it is actually just remedy. As with the racing series now announced, the "F1 eSports Virtual Grand Prix Series" may last until May.

Not only esports players, but also current Formula One drivers should also participate in the racing series. Which drivers will be revealed. It plays under the title "F1 2019" by Codemasters. However, only 28 turns will be driven instead of 56 turns. To create equal opportunities among participants, some options in the game have been adjusted. For example, the vehicle was not damaged as quickly as possible.

According to Formula 1, the virtual racing series is for entertainment only. Real Formula One drivers cannot collect points for the World Championship. You want to help fans even more during difficult times with some racing action. The competition will be broadcast on Twitch, YouTube and Formula 1.

By the way: For Marbula One, there is currently an alternative racing method for Formula One fans on YouTube.