The success of F1 Esports Series 2017 has captured the imagination of some of the real-life Formula One participants. Formula One taking note of Esports Series success Leigh has also secured automatic qualification for the semi-finals of the next Esports Series in 2018. As the winner of the inaugural Formula 1 Esports Series, Leigh has earned the right to be included as a non-driver character within the next F1 2018 video game and the F1 Esports Champion Expert for 2018. It was a marvelous showcase of skill and determination for sports fans in UAE. Going into the final lap, Brendan Leigh was tailing the rear of Fabrizio Denoso’s Mercedes and it was Leigh who eventually forced the error from the Chilean youngster to steal through and take the title.
Credit: Pixabay From the Home Counties to world championīrendan Leigh from Reading, England, eventually secured the title in a nail-biting deciding race which saw Leigh, Fabrizio Denoso and Sven Zurner all in with a shout of winning the championship before the final race began. American-based company Liberty Media completed a $4.6bn buyout of Formula 1 in January 2017 and ever since has acknowledged the growing potential for Formula 1 Esports in terms of revenue and the chance to connect the sport with the next generation.
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Over 60,000 F1 Esports fanatics signed up for the Series, which was whittled down to a group of just 20 drivers for the exciting finale in Abu Dhabi. The Formula 1 Esports Series was launched in partnership with Formula One, as well as video game developer Codemasters and events specialists Gfinity. Although Esports is by no means a traditional sport in the UAE, it has certainly left its mark on the Middle East nation. Not to mention the unpredictable weather that has so often turned races upside down.The Esports series, which ran from September to November, came to an exciting end on the weekend of the actual Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (November 24-25). If money-related issues could be resolved, Sepang would certainly be a viable option for F1 to consider, with its fast and flowing layout able to deliver some great racing. The Malaysian GP dropped off the F1 calendar after the 2017 due to the huge financial burden of hosting the race and a lack of attending fans.
It is a standout choice for a potential spot on an alternating F1 calendar and has a habit of producing some exciting races - you only need to look at the last two German GPs for proof of that. Last used by F1 in 2019, Hockenheim boasts vast experience at holding F1 events and is a popular venue for the drivers. The drivers were left in unanimous awe by the fast and sweeping, rollercoaster-like track and said that they would love to see the Tuscan venue return to the calendar in future. The inaugural race was hugely dramatic and saw one of the craziest F1 incidents of all-time with a huge multi-car pile-up during a Safety Car restart. Mugello made quite an impression on its first go at hosting grand prix racing as it formed a unique back-to-back with the Italian Grand Prix to celebrate Ferrari’s 1000th GP. Turkey’s return to F1 after a nine-year absence was well received among drivers and fans alike and it would surely be a contender for a future rotational slot. Istanbul was the third former venue to feature as a stand-in replacement round on the rewritten 2020 F1 calendar, producing a wet and wild spectacle for a thrilling race which also happened to crown Lewis Hamilton as world champion for a record-equalling seventh time. While the race was hardly a classic, it was a welcome return for a circuit which is familiar with an alternating pattern on the calendar, having interchanged with Hockenheim as the home of the German GP between 20. The Nurburgring GP-Strecke hosted its first F1 race in seven years in 2020 when it staged the Eifel Grand Prix in October. The fast and flowing undulating track went down a storm with drivers and fans alike in 2020, and F1 would be on to a winner by making it a more regular fixture on the calendar. Like Imola, The Algarve International circuit is set to make a return to the F1 calendar this year, with the Portuguese Grand Prix expected to fill in as the third race of the season on 2 May, having staged F1 cars for the very first time last year.
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