F1 Esports series

[Adrian W]

Have I missed something, I've never heard of it, on Sky F1 now,

Or is it a rival to Formula E

[cuprabob]

Isn't it a competition for people playing the F1 2017 video game?

Edited by cuprabob on Tuesday 10th October 19:29

[Adrian W]

cuprabob said:

Isn't it a completion for people playing the F1 2017 video game?

Dunno, I've been watching it for ten minutes and so far it's just a load of blokes talking rubbish

Edited by Adrian W on Tuesday 10th October 19:27

[cuprabob]

It's just people playing F1 2017

[FourWheelDrift]

Davide Valsecchi could make paint drying exciting.

Was it just me or did Brendon Leigh (name right?) the first race winner never look at anyone he was speaking to.




This could be F1, Video games, TV... it's F1 related as they are using it. I don't mind it here as it will be an interest to F1.

[FourWheelDrift]

It's the only way a McLaren Honda will this year.

[Megaflow]

cuprabob said:

It's just people playing F1 2017

Sorry, the are now televising people playing video games?

Fk me I thought we reached rock bottom with that crappy program of watching people watch TV.

[cuprabob]

Megaflow said:

cuprabob said:

It's just people playing F1 2017

Sorry, the are now televising people playing video games?

Fk me I thought we reached rock bottom with that crappy program of watching people watch TV.

https://f1esports.com

[Adrian W]

Megaflow said:

cuprabob said:

It's just people playing F1 2017

Sorry, the are now televising people playing video games?

Fk me I thought we reached rock bottom with that crappy program of watching people watch TV.

It's worse, I just asked my 15 year old son about it, apparently there is a petition for gaming to become an Olympic sport

Then there's this
http://m.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/352739/mclaren-en...

Edited by Adrian W on Tuesday 10th October 20:10

[Adrian W]

Oh my

http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/40875324

[MG CHRIS]

Megaflow said:

cuprabob said:

It's just people playing F1 2017

Sorry, the are now televising people playing video games?

Fk me I thought we reached rock bottom with that crappy program of watching people watch TV.

Your about 10 years to late been going on for years started with grand tourismo teamed up with nismo(nissan motorsport) to find talent from gamers so far the several winners have gone on to win various gt races and championship and also have raced in le mans too in real life.

[Emeye]

Unfkingbelievable that this is a thing.

I came across it by accident. One redeeming factor is the comedy foreign accents.

I am now switching off.

[FourWheelDrift]

Just looked on the EPG and BT Sports 2 at 10pm has Esports Street Fighter V from the Gfinity Esports Arena London. Followed by Esports Rocket League.

Lots of it about on TV tonight.

[Adrian W]

Take this to its logical conclusion and a sore thumb is going to be classed as a sports injury

[Mark-C]

MG CHRIS said:

Megaflow said:

cuprabob said:

It's just people playing F1 2017

Sorry, the are now televising people playing video games?

Fk me I thought we reached rock bottom with that crappy program of watching people watch TV.

Your about 10 years to late been going on for years started with grand tourismo teamed up with nismo(nissan motorsport) to find talent from gamers so far the several winners have gone on to win various gt races and championship and also have raced in le mans too in real life.

Jann Mardenborough's career includes an LMP2 podium at Le Mans ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jann_Mardenborough

[VladD]

Emeye said:

Unfkingbelievable that this is a thing.

It can't be any worse than darts.

[Megaflow]

MG CHRIS said:

Your about 10 years to late been going on for years started with grand tourismo teamed up with nismo(nissan motorsport) to find talent from gamers so far the several winners have gone on to win various gt races and championship and also have raced in le mans too in real life.

They didn't put that on TV though did they?

They also ended up driving real cars as well.

[Stevez]

Megaflow said:

They didn't put that on TV though did they?

They also ended up driving real cars as well.

It actually did end up on TV. There was an entire documentary on it and it was broadcast I think on 5. Though no one watches that channel haha

[Ashtray83]

There has been several series of the gt academy in the last 8 years, I think some years had more than one competition is Asia U.K. Etc
it was on channel 4 early morning on the weekends
the winners seem to have gone on to decent racing careers considering coming from just playing a game online
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/GT_Academy

[Emeye]

Adrian W said:

Have I missed something, I've never heard of it, on Sky F1 now,

Or is it a rival to Formula E

Boring as hell, yet much more exciting than Formula Ezzzzzz