Following last month's announcement that Olli Pahkala will be the first gamer to join our F1 Esports Series team, we are pleased to announce that Enzo Bonito and Bono Huis will complete our 2018 line-up. 

The F1 Esports Series 2018 will be McLaren Shadow’s esports debut as a team and we look forward to bringing the passion, expertise and dedication of the entire team at McLaren to the series and giving our fans around the world another opportunity to show their support for McLaren.

Team Redline are supporting McLaren in the management and coaching of our F1 esports team. Team Redline is a sim-racing team comprised of some of the fastest drivers in the world.  Founded over 18 years ago, they have been at the forefront of racing esports having won hundreds of major titles at the highest level - from several iRacing World Championships to the Formula E Visa Vegas eRace

The first F1 Esports Series race will take place in early October. Watch this space for more details on where you can watch and be a part of the excitement.

Need to know more about our 2018 line-up? Read about their esports achievements, key stats and interesting facts in our mini-biographies below.

 

Getting to know the team

Bono Huis

Bono has proved himself at the top level of simracing, having won the Formula E Visa Vegas eRace as well as being five-times Formula Sim Racing Champion. He's now looking for success in the F1 Esports Series. 

Did you know

Bono started simracing when he was 10 years old?

Favourite quote

"Racing is life. Anything before or after is just waiting."

Key stats 

Date of Birth	12/04/1994
Age	24
Gamertag	Bono Huis
Nationality	Dutch
Lives	Maastricht, the Netherlands
Height	172cm
Weight	58kg
Driving style	Consistent
Favourite track	Monaco

 

Enzo Bonito 

The list of Enzo's esports achievements are beyond impressive, with accomplishments such as securing fourth in the Visa Vegas eRace, winning the Porsche e Carrera Cup, he was the Circuitspa Assetto Corsa Competizione contest winner, as well as being the iRacing GT3 Season winner. Enzo also raced alongside Rudy van Buren at the Race of Champions, attending the event as the eRoc Champion.

Did you know?

Enzo still races with a wooden table and a standard chair!

Favourite quote

"If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough."

Key stats 

Date of Birth	07/06/1995
Age	23
Gamertag	Enzo Bonito
Nationality	Italian
Lives	Reggio Emilia, Italy
Height	177cm
Weight	62kg
Driving style	Oversteer
Favourite track	Melbourne

 

Olli Pahkala

The team member with all the moves, (he’s a flossing natural!) Olli secured third in the 2014-2016 iRacing World Championship Grand Prix Series as well as being a semi-finalist in the 2017 Visa Vegas eRace.

Did you know?

My favourite food consists of sausage and potatoes.

Favourite quote

"Be yourself. If you try to be someone else, it won't work." - Kimi Räikkönen

Key stats 

Date of Birth	20/09/1989
Age	28
Gamertag	Oslo
Nationality	Finnish
Lives	Landshut, Germany
Height	186cm
Weight	90kg
Driving style	Adaptive
Favourite track	Circuit of the Americas

 

Want to know more about the F1 Esports Series? Head to f1esports.com

For the latest updates and information on McLaren Shadow and our F1 Esports Series adventure, follow McLaren Shadow's official channels.

Twitter: twitter.com/mclarenshadow

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For more information on Team Redline, visit www.teamredline.co.uk