1 October 2019 13:00 (UTC)
Get ready for another night of hardcore virtual racing
The second of four live events take place tonight at the Gfinity Esports Arena, and the excitement is certainly building at McLaren HQ.
McLaren Shadow currently sit in P6 after earning 27 points at Round One, and the drivers have been working hard to improve their performances in the next three races.
Hear from Bono, Enzo and Team Manager Olli Pahkala ahead of Round Two.
Where | Red Bull Ring, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Silverstone |
When | 2 October 2019 |
Start time | 19:00 - 21:00hrs BST |
Game | F1 2019 |
Laps | 25% race distance |
"We didn’t quite show what we can do in Round One and we are looking to improve on that for Round Two. The championship is super close, so it's important we maximise every opportunity we get.
"The three tracks in this event are all very difficult regarding track limits, it will be a huge challenge for everyone to stay clean for the whole race. There is a good chance of rain on all tracks so that will keep things exciting!"
"I’m going to be honest and admit that I was disappointed by my performance in Round One.
"We’ve worked hard over the last few weeks to learn from it and move forward positively: we’ve provided loads of data to Olli and have done some intense training on the tracks. Now I’m looking forward to showing what I am truly capable of achieving!"
"The competition this year is even fiercer than in 2018. We're up for the challenge and over the last few weeks we've been improving on what we found during Round One. There’s just a handful of points between most of the teams – so there’s everything to play for: our performance is there to have both cars on the podium.
"The tracks we are facing this time are less technical than Round One, which means the field will be extremely close and the smallest gains will matter a lot. The weather on all three tracks is very unpredictable, so adaptability and engineers' role will play a major part in the race outcome."
Head over to the stream at 19:00 BST to watch the LIVE head-to-head, and follow us on Twitter, Instagram and YouTube for further updates on our progress.
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