Andrew Evans

Although the real-world 2020 season of the Formula One World Championship is having a little trouble getting underway, the virtual version is on its way soon. Yes, Codemasters has announced the launch date for the F1 2020, the official game of the 2020 F1 season, and it’s coming July 10.

Audi’s factory DTM drivers have launched another esports initiative, with an unusual twist. Members of the public can gain a spot on the grid each week, not by playing but by painting.

It’s been pretty hard to miss that there’s no motorsport on the TV right now. With teams, drivers, broadcasters, and fans all stuck at home, racing is impossible. The virtual world has been filling in, but there’s only so much it can do.

The virtual world hasn’t proven the best place for some racing drivers to ply their trade recently. Last weekend, NASCAR Cup Series driver Bubba Wallace lost a real world sponsor for his behavior on the digital track. This week it’s Kyle Larson, who’s one-upped Wallace by getting suspended by both his team and NASCAR itself.

DiRT Rally 2.0 players could win a trip to Washington for a rally school lesson from Oliver Solberg, in a new competition that starts today.

There’s three more GT Sport Daily Races to get to grips with this week, and there’s a bit of a thematic spread.

There’s no end in sight yet to the pause in real world racing, so virtual motorsport is again taking its place.

If you’re stuck indoors with your kids right now, and need something for them to do, Rolls-Royce might have the answer to your prayers.

Codemasters has revealed the date for the new GRID Season 3 DLC pack, along with the contents. Headlining the goodies are a new circuit, four new hypercars, and a couple of race cars from one of the fastest closed-cockpit series in the world.

There’s another unusual vehicle mix in this new GT Sport Time Trials for the next two weeks, although thankfully a little less pricey than the previous set.

In order to help aid the effort to keep people safe by making sure they stay at home, Google has opened up its Stadia game streaming service to everyone for free.

Mobile device players will finally be able to get their hands on Forza Street next month. The free-to-play Forza series title, currently only available on Windows 10 machines, lands on Apple and Android devices from May 5.

Although we’ve seen plenty of esports events stepping in to fill the gaping gulf in the world motorsport calendar, they’ve all been rather serious affairs on rather serious sims (and bizarrely serious results). With Assetto Corsa Competizione, rFactor 2, and iRacing all staging events, there’s not been much hosted on the more accessible racing games. That’s set to change this afternoon, courtesy of Renault Sport.

Car manufacturers and designers like their vehicles to be distinctive and on-brand from all angles. They spend millions on imposing certain stylistic flourishes across their range, from the tiniest little hatchback to the most enormous SUV they make.

NASCAR Series partner Blue-Emu has terminated its sponsorship of Cup Series driver Bubba Wallace in a truly bizarre set of circumstances.

Another week, another set of GT Sport Daily Races — and this week the central theme is chicanes.

Once again the virtual motorsport world is filling in this weekend for where the real-world can’t. With large events and gatherings on a pause for the near future, drivers and fans find themselves at a loose end, and are uniting in the digital realm.

Famed war-themed first-person shooter series Call of Duty came out on top this week in an unusual legal challenge. The result, which hinges on the First Amendment to the US Constitution, could have wide-reaching consequences throughout the gaming industry, with sports and motorsports games at the front of the line.

Today marks 22 years since Polyphony Digital came into existence as a game developer. April 2 1998 marks the start of a long path that has lead to the game’s best player standing alongside multi-millionaire celebrity race drivers to receive their trophy and recognition of their talents.

The realities of coronavirus quarantines around the world are starting to set in, but for PlayStation gamers at least there’s a crack of light peeking through the gloom. Off-road racing sim DiRT Rally 2.0 will become available for free to all PS Plus subscribers this month.