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Esports drivers to start trialing F1 rule changes

F1's chief technical officer Pat Symonds has revealed that the sport will add a human element to future trials of new rules by working with gamers. The 2021 overhaul to Formula 1 has proved to be the main talking point recently, but other changes which F1 considered last year included reverse grid sprint races to replace some qualifying sessions in 2020, an idea ultimately rejected by two teams meaning it couldn't be enforced. But from now on F1 wants Esports drivers to get involved with the simulations  – launched in 2017, F1’s Esports Series featured all ten teams last year as gamers competed for a share of the $500,000 prize fund. Speaking at Autosport International 2020 about...
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