Williams drivers George Russell and Nicholas Latifi will be joined by Alex Albon, Pietro Fittipaldi and a number of junior drivers for the first race of the Virtual Grand Prix championship on Sunday.Formula 1 is putting on a new Virtual GP series over three consecutive weeks -- starting in Austria...

Formula 1 will run another Virtual Grand Prix series starting at the end of January featuring current and former drivers, this time to raise money for charity.During the lockdown that hit Europe in March of last year, racing was halted and a number of drivers turned their attentions to Esports,...

George Russell won a fourth consecutive Virtual Grand Prix as the series came to an end, comfortably beating Alex Albon as Pierre Gasly was disqualified.The Le Mans 24 Virtual event run on Saturday and Sunday ensured Charles Leclerc, Lando Norris and Antonio Giovinazzi did not take part, while Valtteri Bottas...

Only five current Formula 1 drivers will take part in the final Virtual Grand Prix series race on Sunday, in part due to a clash with the Virtual 24 Hours of Le Mans Esports event.The sim racing events have enjoyed a peak of eight F1 drivers at any one time...

George Russell made it three wins in a row in the Virtual Grand Prix series, with his victory in Baku putting him into the championship lead as Charles Leclerc struggled.Previously Formula 1 had said there was no championship to worry about as part of its Virtual Grand Prix events, but...

George Russell made it back-to-back wins with a dominant victory in a virtual Monaco Grand Prix that was full of collisions and penalties.As if the challenge of the street circuit wasn’t enough, the drivers were faced with wet weather for the first time in the Virtual Grand Prix series when...

Valtteri Bottas and Esteban Ocon will make their debuts in the Virtual Grand Prix series as part of eight current drivers in Formula 1’s official Esports event at Monaco, which airs live on ESPN2 Sunday at 1:00pm ET.Mercedes has been running affiliated drivers Stoffel Vandoorne, Esteban Gutierrez and Anthony Davidson...

George Russell beat Charles Leclerc in a dramatic ending to the Virtual Spanish Grand Prix as a time penalty cost the Ferrari driver on the final lap.Williams driver Russell took pole position from Esteban Gutierrez but it was the Mexican who took the lead on the opening lap as Russell...

Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero will make his debut in the next Virtual Grand Prix event this weekend alongside the usual six Formula 1 drivers.The next round takes place at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on the date of what would have originally been the Spanish Grand Prix, and will feature...

Charles Leclerc says his participation in sim racing during lockdown is renewing his friendships with the likes of Alexander Albon and George Russell.The trio have taken part in the last three Virtual Grand Prix races hosted by Formula 1, as well as a number of their own online events during...