
Mercedes Signs World Champion Jarno Opmeer for 2021 F1 Esports
The Mercedes AMG F1 Esports team has signed reigning world champion Jarno Opmeer to its squad for the 2021 season, replacing Ferrari-bound 2018 and 2019 champion Brendon Leigh.

Assetto Corsa Competizione 2020 World Challenge Pack Lands on Consoles
Following its PC debut back in November, the latest DLC pack for Assetto Corsa Competizione has arrived today for console gamers too.

Gran Turismo 7 Set to Arrive in Second Half of 2021, According to Fanatec
The next generation of Gran Turismo, GT7, is set to arrive this year, but racing wheel manufacturer Fanatec is expecting it later rather than sooner. While Sony’s promotional material is anticipating a launch in the first half of the year, Fanatec thinks the second half is more likely.

Fanatec to Launch Cheaper Wheels for PlayStation 5
Racing peripheral manufacturer Fanatec has indicated that it’s preparing to enter a new market segment, with a new product range for PlayStation 5 coming later this year.

GTPlanet Celebrates 20 Years Online!
As a 14-year-old, I was fascinated by the internet and wanted to create a website for my favorite video game: Gran Turismo 2.

Bloodhound Land Speed Record Project Up For Sale Again
After successful high-speed tests in 2019 seemed to put its troubles behind it, the Bloodhound Land Speed Record project is once again in need of a new owner.

Lotus Elise to End Production This Year, New Models on the Way
After more than 25 years in production, during which it became the brand’s best selling car ever, the Lotus Elise is set to retire later this year.

GT Sport Daily Races: Winning in Wine Country
This week’s new set of GT Sport Daily Races will take players to three race tracks around the world, all linked by a history of wine-making. You’ll be taking in Italy, California, and the county of Kent in the United Kingdom for the next seven days.

GT World Challenge Drivers Can Win Real Championship Points from Esports Races
This year’s GT World Challenge will see one of the strangest real-world/esports crossovers to date, as pro racing drivers could win points towards their championship challenge from sim racing.

World Endurance Championship Swaps Sebring for Portimao in 2021 Season Opener
The first race in the new Hypercar era of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) will take place in Portugal in April, after the championship’s organizers dropped Sebring from the calendar.

Forza Horizon 4 Season Change: Singing In The Autumn Rain
As the weather begins to turn and the leaves changes color, a new Autumn season has begun in Forza Horizon 4. There’s no plans to slow down soon, with more events and more content to win

Fanatec Releases New CSL Universal Hub
Fanatec has revealed its new CSL Universal Hub, allowing players to bolt a multitude of steering wheel rims — including items from real-world vehicles — to virtually any Fanatec wheelbase.

2021 World Endurance Championship Entry List Revealed
The FIA has published the full, 33-car entry list for the 2021 season of the FIA World Endurance Championship.

Nissan Drops Jann Mardenborough From GT500 Race Seat
The relationship between Nissan and GT Academy seems to be well and truly over, as the brand appears to have all-but ended its relationship with the sole remaining driver. Jann Mardenborough, who won the competition in 2011 and has been part of the brand’s Super GT campaign in recent years, no longer has a spot in the factory GT500 GT-Rs for 2021.

FIA Rally Star Gamer to Racer Competition Starts February 13
The FIA Rally Star competition announced last year will get underway in the coming weeks, with the hopes of finding a future World Rally champion via digital motorsport.

Porsche Reveals New $80,000, Entry-Level, Rear-Drive Taycan
If you’ve always fancied the Porsche Taycan but found the $100,000 starting price to be a little eye-watering, there’s some good news for you. Porsche has now confirmed that the previously Chinese market-only single-motor Taycan is now on its way to North America and Europe too.

Double Champion Leigh Makes F1 Esports Switch to Ferrari for 2021
Ferrari has announced that it has signed one of the biggest names in the F1 Esports scene: two-time world champion Brendon Leigh.

Forza Horizon 4 Super7 Lexus All-In Challenge Briefly Teased on Xbox Dashboard
A mysterious new feature in Forza Horizon 4 has been seemingly teased by mistake on some players’ Xbox dashboards, before disappearing again just as enigmatically.

Tom’s Reveals It’s Developing a Tuned GR Yaris
Renowned Japanese tuning house and race team Tom’s has revealed it’s started developing its own version of the Toyota GR Yaris.

DeJong Takes Porsche Esports Supercup Lead as Rogers and Job Win
The USA’s Mitchell DeJong has taken the lead in the Porsche Tag Heuer Esports Supercup Championship (PESC) following the second round at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.