Sim Racing is an invaluable tool for developing driving skills, but it can’t teach you everything. In this edition of the Sim Racing Roundup, you’ll learn three key lessons that only real-life racing can provide, plus how the Skip Barber Racing School uses simulation for driver development and much more.
From Sim Racing to the Real Thing
Skip Barber Racing School Adopts SimCraft Racing Simulators for Driver Development
Since 2025, Skip Barber Racing School has officially integrated SimCraft’s full motion racing simulators into its driver training program. From classroom to cockpit, the partnership accelerates driver development with realistic motion cues, center-of-mass physics, and repeatable coaching environments. This collaboration delivers elite-level tools to everyday racers.
Read Simcraft’s article on how Skip Barber uses their sim rigs for driver development here.
Dino Beganovic: The Ferrari Simulator, Returning to DAMS, and His Backstory Challenge
What makes Dino Beganovic who he is? Back competing in Formula 2 with DAMS Lucas Oil, the French team, the Ferrari junior is enjoying a clearer picture of how high he can reach – and we’re getting a clearer picture of who he is, and the sim plays a big part in his development.
One of the less visible but increasingly important dimensions of a Ferrari junior’s preparation is the workload inside the F1 team’s simulator. For Beganovic, that access has become a genuine competitive edge in his depth of technical communication.
“I do a lot of F1 simulator [work] as well with Ferrari, so obviously they keep me very busy,” he says. “But nothing different from last year.”
Read the full profile at Raceteq here.
Test Virtex’s Brand-New Simulator at the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa
Something new is at Spa and you can be one of the first to experience it live. Dynisma just launched the DMG-S: a compact full-motion simulator built on F1-derived technology, under 5ms latency, and the most immersive driver preparation tool available. Virtex is the first to put it to work. During the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa, you can experience it yourself. 20 minutes. €200. Limited slots across the weekend.
I’ve Been Sim Racing for 6 Years, and Then I Tried Real-Life Racing — Here are 3 Things I Wish These Games Taught Me
After six years behind a virtual wheel, Tom’s Guide writer Jason England finally took the leap into real-world racing at Silverstone—and quickly discovered that even the best simulators can’t fully replicate the experience. From the physical demands of G-forces to the challenge of reading changing track conditions and managing real-world braking, his firsthand account highlights the crucial lessons that only actual track time can teach.
Whether you’re a dedicated sim racer or an aspiring driver looking to make the jump to the real world, this is a fascinating look at where simulation excels—and where reality still has the final word.
Read the full article at Tom’s Guide here.
Williams Driver Luke Browning Explains Why F1 Struggles are ‘Valuable’ to His Career Growth
Williams might be in the midst of an early Formula 1 season struggle, but it possesses a benefit of a driver laser-focused and determined in its ranks, in the shape of Luke Browning.
“I think sometimes struggle is the best place to learn,” he told Motorsport Week in an exclusive interview. “And for me, the understanding why maybe it’s not quite gone perfectly, and how to improve, and then understanding that in the simulator, seeing the development path, and then going through this journey is just so valuable for me. And I feel quite lucky to be able to do the simulator work alongside Super Formula this year. Super Formula is keeping me super race fit.”
Read the full article on Motorsport Week here.
Rodin Motorsport Announce Technical Partnership with Simucube
Rodin Motorsport has announced a new technical partnership with Simucube, a global leader in high-performance sim racing hardware. Widely regarded as one of the leading manufactures of professional grade sim racing hardware, Simucube’s products help bridge the gap between virtual and real-world racing. The partnership is built on a shared commitment to providing drivers with the most effective preparation, helping to create an immersive and accurate training environment.
Beyond integrating the simulation technology to Rodin Motorsport’s simulator programs, the partnership will also focus on joint research and development, collaborating to advance simulation technology and further enhance driver preparation methodologies.
Sim Racing Isn’t Just Gaming – It’s How a Lot of Young People First Fall in Love With Motorsport
Driven By Us has a great post on LinkedIn talking about how sim racing is often how young people fall in love with motorsport. It reminds me of the importance of sim racing, not just in the development of future race drovers but of future fans as well.
“When people hear sim racing, most will picture someone sitting in their bedroom playing a game. But honestly, I think that completely misses what it actually means to a lot of young people now, especially those who love motorsport but never had a direct way into it. For my generation, sim racing is often the first place where motorsport stops being something you just watch and becomes something you can grasp and interact with.”
You can read the full post here.
Competitive Sim Racing News
FIA Launches Call for Proposal for FIA Esports Championships
The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), the global governing body for motor sport and the federation for mobility organisations worldwide, has today launched a ‘Call for Proposal’ to find promoters and organisers of FIA sanctioned Esports Championships.
As one of the most accessible and affordable forms of competition, Esports will play a major role in the FIA’s plan to increase global motor sport participation and create new pathways into motor sport.
The Call for Proposal aims to identify suitable partners with whom the FIA can work on the continued development of its Esports strategy.
Proposals are expected to outline potential Esports Championship concepts, including:
- overall format
- venues and locations for on-site finals
- geographical scope
- a commercial strategy that ensures long term financial stability for Esports.
Sim racing is experiencing a massive growth in popularity, attracting not only casual gamers and motor sport enthusiasts but also professional racing drivers such as Max Verstappen and Esports competitors from all over the world.
More details can be found on the FIA website here. Mike Stubbs from Forbes gives his thoughts on the initiative here.
Sim Racing Tips & Techniques
How Do You Gain Experience?
Experience is just knowledge which has had time to weave itself into your fast, subconscious brain. It can be learned, but it must also be given a change to bake into your mind, through repeated practice and drills, through exposure. Experience is often measured in ‘years’ but that’s a mistake – the truth is that you can drastically accelerate the process by actively learning and practicing. A sim racer that has undergone 1 year of conscious and sincere learning can easily defeat someone with 2 years of passive, unguided experience.
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