Josh Steele

Open wheelers were the name of the game this past weekend. This week we’ll be covering the screaming Formula 1 cars of today, to the hums of the Formula E cars of tomorrow.

Introducing our new Weekly Motorsport Round-Up. A regular fixture, the WMR looks to break down the last week’s on-track escapades — helpful for those who don’t have the means to catch them live. Let’s jump into it!

Coming up on the July 10 is Amazon’s thirty-hour Prime Day sale event. If you’re unfamiliar with the event, it’s a yearly mass-discount sale like Black Friday. Unlike Black Friday, it’s an Amazon exclusive event, and only extends to Prime Members.

With summer drawing in (at least for you northern hemisphere folks), Steam is making sure to stop that fun in the sun. This, of course, is the wallet-taunting Steam summer sale. From the looks of the line up, it’s going to be another year of impulse buys for many.

The eagerly anticipated Forza Motorsport 7 finally broke cover this week at E3 2017. It’s already been announced that the new Forza title will sport a brand new dynamic weather system and career mode, but it seems there’s a bit more in store than that.

Turn 10 Studio’s newest racer, Forza Motorsport 7, blasted onto the stage of E3 yesterday. FM7 marks the American studio’s first title for the recently announced Xbox One X platform.

TVR announced today that it will reveal its new model at this year’s Goodwood Revival. Thanks to a recent patent filing, rumors suggest the car could revive the Griffith nameplate.

The fifth round of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship was full of surprises this weekend. Thanks to a DPi grid reshuffle and a new car triumphing in GTD, Belle Isle showed that in the world of racing, nothing is set in stone.

Often heralded as one of the most hectic motorsports weekends of the the year, the last weekend of May is packed. Starring the Indy 500, Monaco GP and the 24 Hours of Nürburgring, this year is no different.

Sector3 Studios has announced that Ring Knutstorp will be included within its Raceroom Racing Experience sim title. This Scandinavian favorite joins a host of other fabulous Swedish tarmac already included within the game.

A recent discovery from the ongoing GT Sport closed beta has given us a deeper look into the physics engine updates. As shown above, tire flex is now a part of the Gran Turismo universe.

British simulator manufacturer Vesaro, known for its high-end offerings, has revealed a new range of products developed in collaboration with McLaren.

One criticism often leveled at Gran Turismo regards its sounds, with Kazunori Yamauchi himself apologizing for the audio quality. A promise of change has proven to be true for the latest iteration of the series, at least in this early beta phase.

Last week, Team VVV was fortunate enough to get some seat time with Project CARS 2, testing out the recently announced inclusion of the Red Bull Ring. There was a catch though: recorded video would be done with a controller instead of the expected sim racing rig.

With the Blancpain GT Series sister championship, the Sprint Series, having its season opener earlier this month, it was time for the more established GT Endurance Series to also take on Italy for its start to the 2017 season — this time at Monza.

Italian outfit Sparco, already well known for its real-world racing kit, has released details on its soon-to-be released gaming product lines, after first announcing its decision to enter the market late December.

It was a busy time for racing last weekend, with the second round of Formula One as well as the kick-off of the 2017 Super GT season. Not to be outdone, the IMSA Weathertech SportsCar Championship had arguably the most dramatic race of the weekend.

This last weekend kicked things off for the 2017 installment of the Blancpain GT Series, with the Sprint Cup season opener taking place at Misano World Circuit in Italy.

Following a much debated 24 Hours of Daytona, the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Challenge headed to crowd favorite Sebring this weekend, for the 65th Annual Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Fueled by “Fresh from Florida” at Sebring International Raceway.

As the release of Slightly Mad Studios’ Project CARS 2 edges closer and closer with each passing day, the marketing team has taken to the social media channels in full effect, giving us an insight as to what cars are coming into the new sim-racing title.