We expected a close race in today’s Manufacturer Series final for the GT Sport FIA Championship in Monaco. But we didn’t foresee the nail-biter that came to pass in one of the wildest live esport events yet.
Five-time F1 world champion, and Gran Turismo “Maestro” Lewis Hamilton welcomed the 30 drivers to the stage, but with all the preparations done and dusted it was time to get down to action in Monaco on Friday.
It turns out the dynamic-looking Corolla hatchback was not a one-off. Toyota has revealed its new, 12th generation Corolla Sedan, borrowing the same sort of style as its five-door sibling. It’s the third body style for the Corolla, joining the hatch as well as the Touring Sports wagon in Europe.
As we’re building up to the big event in Monaco later this week, there may be a little surprise on the cards. Polyphony Digital has released the schedule for the FIA-Certified GT Sport Championship World Final, and it looks like there’s a new track in the works.
We caught up with Kazunori Yamauchi recently, at the EMEA Regional Final in Madrid. Although much of our time was taken up with the Nations Cup and GT Sport one year on from launch, we were able to get some fascinating insights on other topics too.
Amid all the bustle of the spectacular FIA Regional Finals events, GTPlanet was able to sit down with the FIA’s Stephane Fillastre. Fillastre is the association’s head of brand, licensing and retail, and probably the person at the FIA most directly involved with GT Sport and the online championships.
When it comes to low cost, low weight cars, nobody does it quite like the Brits. Lotus, Caterham, Ariel, BAC — the list of British car manufacturers of this type is almost endless.