Postponed: F1 Esports Championship Rebranded This year.
F1 Esports is getting a makeover, and the grid is developing earlier than anticipated.
F1 Esports is returning in 2023, albeit with some adjustments. This year’s competition is interesting because it has a new name, new location, and new drivers.
All of the drivers, team members, and broadcasters are competing at DreamHack in Sweden rather than going to the Maldives. Using Codemasters’ F1 series once more—this time F1 23—let’s examine the brand-new F1 Esports competition.
Update: First round postponed
In news that will surprise pretty much no one, the first round of the F1 Pro Sim World Championship has been postponed.
According to a League Racing News post on X (formerly Twitter), the postponement is due to a dispute between F1 and the organisers over the potential prize pool.
lowing the same day. Hopefully, an agreement can be reached before then so the racing can begin.
New name, same racing
F1 Esports has seen a spot of rebranding this year. Gone is the F1 Esports name, with the championship now known as the F1 Pro Sim World Championship. With a name almost as long as a lap of Spa, the changes don’t just stop with the branding.
2023 sees the racing return to the LAN format of previous years. This sees all drivers competing in the same room using equal sim rig setups, as opposed to competing separately in their respective HQs.
For the first round, the drivers are actually traveling to DreamHack in Sweden, despite their best efforts to convince us all that the racing would take place in the Maldives. Though all of this may seem abrupt, the racing might well be only around the corner.
The first race of the season is rumored to take place today at 16:00 CET (15:00 GMT/10:00 EST/09:00 PT). The season’s first race is scheduled to take place in Bahrain, and it will be webcast live on Formula 1’s Twitch channel.
This all sounds incredibly exciting, if the racing can begin that is.
Delayed race start
Along with the start time rumours, there are also whispers that the DreamHack event may be cancelled. This is due to issues with contracts, potentially between F1 and the event hosts.
A crisis meeting with the team managers is reportedly happening in Sweden, with League Racing News reporting there will be no prize pool for the series if the DreamHack event is cancelled.
It appears as though extraneous influences could impede the racing activity, much like the sport itself. But there’s more to negotiate than just a drain cover, unlike last week in Las Vegas.
With any luck, the contract problems can be resolved and the race can start. If not, there might be some last-minute Maldivian flights after all.
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