Monaco Virtual Grand Prix Line Up – Bottas, Ocon & Aubameyang Join Other Racers

On Sunday, Valterri Bottas, Esteban Ocon, and Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang will race in the Monaco Virtual Grand Prix. In the race, they’ll be joining regular drivers Alex Albon, Lando Norris, Charles Leclerc, Antonio Giovinazzi, and recent winner George Russell.

In the simulated race, Russell, Albon, and Leclerc are favourites to win. However, as Russell proved in the Spanish Virtual Gp, it’s anyone’s game.

Since the start of the virtual championship, some unlikely winners have snatched podium wins. And guest racers have placed higher than some drivers.

After Leclerc won the first couple of races, Albon unseated him, only for both to lose out to Russell. Unlike the regular races, this uncertainty makes for more exciting wagers.

Monaco Virtual Grand Prix Grid

While some popular drivers are off on other projects, the ten teams featured in F1 2019 have filled the rosters with sports celebrities. Such as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Luis Fonsi, Kai Lenny, and David Schumacher.

So, here’s the full grid for the Monaco Virtual Grand Prix:

Team	Driver	Driver
Alfa Romeo	Antonio Giovinazzi	Thibaut Courtois
AlphaTauri	Tonio Liuzzi	Luca Salvadori
FDA Hublot Esports Team	Charles Leclerc	Arthur Leclerc
Haas	Louis Delatraz	Pietro Fittipaldi
McLaren	Lando Norris	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Mercedes	Valtteri Bottas	Esteban Gutierrez
Racing Point	David Schumacher	Luis Fonsi
Red Bull	Alex Albon	Kai Lenny
Renault	Esteban Ocon	Nicolas Prost
Williams	George Russell	Nicholas Latifi

Before the Monaco Virtual Grand Prix, an F1 eSports Pro Exhibition race will be at 16:00UTC (02:00AEST). Then, the official competition will be broadcast live at 17:00UTC (03:00AEST) across the F1 YouTube, Twitch, Huya, Weibo, and Facebook channels.

More F1 Simulations

According to reports, Formula 1 is interested in developing more simulation titles based on the league for eSports. During a webinar, head of eSports and Digital Business Julian Tan stated that an “accessible” game is a priority for the sport. Further, he says that the simulation titles are “increasingly important”, so a long-term development would be in the sport’s interest.

Currently, Codemasters is the official creators of F1 games. With F1 2020 set to launch in July.

Also, F1 has announced a management game series. The game is currently in development by Elite.

Of course, breaking into eSports is becoming a popular way to draw in younger fans. So, F1 could be on the right track.

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