{"id":666978,"date":"2026-04-03T04:04:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T04:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/how-real-and-virtual-racing-go-hand-in-hand-at-formula-e-esports"},"modified":"2026-04-03T04:04:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T04:04:17","slug":"how-real-and-virtual-racing-go-hand-in-hand-at-formula-e-esports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/how-real-and-virtual-racing-go-hand-in-hand-at-formula-e-esports\/","title":{"rendered":"How real and virtual racing go hand in hand at Formula E esports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/how-real-and-virtual-racing-go-hand-in-hand-at-formula-e-esports.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>\nThis weekend the Formula E London E-Prix took place at the ExCel exhibition centre, the only top-level <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=C4beCE_OI7k\">indoor and outdoor track<\/a> in international motosport. It may not quite have the prestige of F1, but the sport is rapidly growing in popularity.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nAnd it&#8217;s not just about electric cars, but virtual ones too. On Friday night the second Accelerate esports championship took centre stage at the London E-Prix. Streamed live on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/fiaformulae\">Twitch<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FlLQsHfXVBE\">YouTube<\/a>, it saw drivers going head-to-head to win a share of &euro;100,000.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nThe esports arm of Formula E grew during the pandemic and a need to engage racing fans online. Now that&#8217;s shifted towards expanding the audience of the sport, enticing fans to watch the real E-Prix through a love of video games and esports.\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/how-real-and-virtual-racing-go-hand-in-hand-at-formula-e-esports\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/how-real-and-virtual-racing-go-hand-in-hand-at-formula-e-esports\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This weekend the Formula E London E-Prix took place at the ExCel exhibition centre, the only top-level indoor and outdoor track in international motosport. It may not quite have the prestige of F1, but the sport is rapidly growing in popularity. And it&#8217;s not just about electric cars, but virtual ones too. On Friday night the second Accelerate esports championship took centre stage at the London E-Prix. Streamed live on Twitch and YouTube, it saw drivers going head-to-head to win a share of &euro;100,000. The esports arm of Formula E grew during the pandemic and a need to engage racing fans online. 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