In recent years, due to the influence of the internet and Netflix, Formula One Grand Prix races have risen exponentially in popularity across the U.S, averaging a million viewers every race.
Simone de Rochefort, a new F1 fan and senior video producer at Polygon, stated, “The fact that the drivers are basically getting battle tactics over the radio from their engineers is very cool and exciting. I think from the outside, it’s easy to look at the cars zooming around and think that’s all there is to it. But there’s so much more, both on the drama side and the tactics side.”
With the rise of technology and the internet, many drivers from this generation have taken to Twitch, YouTube, and Instagram, to connect with fans and express themselves in ways they could not whilst behind the wheel. During their off days, McLaren’s Lando Norris and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc stream “Fall Guys” and racing game matches live on Twitch; the official F1 YouTube channel also started hosting trivia shows with the drivers.
As if to further satisfy their millions of fans, the FIA, an international association which sanctions F1, recently constructed a new course in Miami, and plans on opening another in Las Vegas in 2023.
Due to the recent blowup in F1 racing, major F1 game creator company Codemasters, which has been releasing F1 games for more than a decade, additionally experienced a surge in customers. And although Codemasters has not announced any specific sales data on their latest release, “F1 22”, series publisher Electronic Arts claimed last year’s game, “F1 2021”, performed “well above expectations”.
“Every time we tried to do something outside the core of Formula One, it didn’t take for us because the audience wasn’t there. But now that’s broken through… This year we have adaptive AI that adjusts its pace to keep you in the battle,” Lee Mather, senior creative director of “F1 22” stated.
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Simone de Rochefort, a new F1 fan and senior video producer at Polygon, stated, “The fact that the drivers are basically getting battle tactics over the radio from their engineers is very cool and exciting. I think from the outside, it’s easy to look at the cars zooming around and think that’s all there is to it. But there’s so much more, both on the drama side and the tactics side.”
With the rise of technology and the internet, many drivers from this generation have taken to Twitch, YouTube, and Instagram, to connect with fans and express themselves in ways they could not whilst behind the wheel. During their off days, McLaren’s Lando Norris and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc stream “Fall Guys” and racing game matches live on Twitch; the official F1 YouTube channel also started hosting trivia shows with the drivers.
As if to further satisfy their millions of fans, the FIA, an international association which sanctions F1, recently constructed a new course in Miami, and plans on opening another in Las Vegas in 2023.
Due to the recent blowup in F1 racing, major F1 game creator company Codemasters, which has been releasing F1 games for more than a decade, additionally experienced a surge in customers. And although Codemasters has not announced any specific sales data on their latest release, “F1 22”, series publisher Electronic Arts claimed last year’s game, “F1 2021”, performed “well above expectations”.
“Every time we tried to do something outside the core of Formula One, it didn’t take for us because the audience wasn’t there. But now that’s broken through… This year we have adaptive AI that adjusts its pace to keep you in the battle,” Lee Mather, senior creative director of “F1 22” stated.
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