With the development of the epidemic abroad, many sports stars have been exposed, including NBA, football, and other large sports events. Were forced to close. The suspension of the event also means the loss of the benefits brought by the broadcast of the event. For the event organizers and sponsors, each day of the suspension means a huge loss. At the same time, the suspension of the event also means that its influence gradually decreases.

How to make up for the loss caused by the suspension of the event?

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Since offline is not working, F1 will move the game to online, moving to online does not just allow users to watch online During the competition, the players also moved to the online process and played online battles through computers. And on March 22, last Sunday, the Virtual Bahrain Grand Prix. Every weekend thereafter, a virtual grand prix will be held online.

You may have some doubts. Let professional racers play computer games, and you can really play professional e-sports. Players? In fact, most professional racing drivers today have experience in simulating racing driving through electronic equipment.

▲ I do n’t think it ’s a game, I thought it was a real game

Why do n’t they train entirely with real cars? This is because under the current F1 rules, each team is in the season There are restrictions on the engines and parts (including tires) that can be used. In order to achieve the ultimate performance of F1 cars, the tuning of engine parts is very radical, and the life of an engine is often only one season.

But players still need a lot of practice to adjust racing parameters, practice and get familiar with the track. At this time, the electronic racing simulation system comes in handy. The only difference between a driver’s simulator and a racing game is the simulated cockpit that simulates the real racing feel of F1. In addition to the cockpit, a screen, a set of electronic steering wheels and pedals, this is all the components of a racing simulator.

▲ Professional F1 simulator

Many racers, in addition to real F1 races, are also other electronic racing gamesThe master. F1 racing online is no different than they are in other racing games.

Furthermore, the racing game cannot simulate the exaggerated G force in the F1 race (we often say that the back feeling is to the G force). The online car does not need to resist the G force, which can greatly save the physical strength of the professional racer and make the racer more focused.

Which game is best to use as the online F1 competition platform? For the official, of course, their own platform is better. Like FIFA in football and NBA 2K in basketball, F1 also has an official racing game. It is F1 2019. As the “pro-son” of F1, it has rich And real F1 track data, and collected a lot of data for the cars of different teams. Can better simulate the acceleration and steering of each car.

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In short, whether from the commercial point of view of promoting your own game, or from the technical point of view of game professionalism, using F1 2019 for online games is the official best choice.

But for drivers, this is not necessarily a good choice. Last weekend’s F1 online race, the actual participants There are only a few F1 drivers. Well-known F1 driver Vestapan said that although he also plays racing games, he is not familiar with F1 2019 and is not willing to participate in online competitions.

▲ Virtual F1 match live broadcast

In addition to being unfamiliar with the game, in order to get the best gaming experience in F1 2019, you also need a good network (low latency) and a professional set of Racing e-sports suit. Some players do not have suitable equipment in their homes, and it is also a normal choice to choose not to participate in this entertainment competition.

▲ At least these controllers are required to play racing games. You ca n’t play them with a keyboard handle.

In order to increase the attention of this online game, the official also invited some celebrities from other industries to participate, such as professional golf Ian Pulte. Of course, in order to make the event more enjoyable, the official allows the system to provide players with some auxiliary means, such as traction control, ABS assistance, etc., so that non-professionals and F1 drivers can also compete.

It is worth mentioning that in the first virtual F1 race on the 23rd, the Chinese driver of the Renault DP World F1 team Zhou Guanyu successfully won the championship. The next virtual F1 game will take place on April 5th.

Maybe after this epidemic, we will see: a group of traditional F1 viewers join the e-sports car project Among them, the bias towards real F1 cars has become a new hot spot in e-sports competitions.