{"id":167810,"date":"2025-02-18T15:27:19","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T15:27:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/?p=167810"},"modified":"2025-02-18T15:27:24","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T15:27:24","slug":"williams-esports-racing-rigs-o2-arena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/02\/williams-esports-racing-rigs-o2-arena","title":{"rendered":"Williams Esports sets up sim racing rigs at The O2 Arena"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1117\" height=\"628\" src=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////esportsinsider.com//wp-content//uploads//2025//02//Williams-Esports-sim-racing-edited.png/" alt=\"Williams Esports sim racing\" class=\"wp-image-167814\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Williams-Esports-sim-racing-edited.png 1117w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Williams-Esports-sim-racing-edited-medium.png 300w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Williams-Esports-sim-racing-edited-large.png 1024w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Williams-Esports-sim-racing-edited-medium_large.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1117px) 100vw, 1117px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image credit: Williams Esports<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf636852d99\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p><strong>Williams Esports<\/strong> has set up four sim racing rigs available for fans to use at <strong>The O2 Arena&#8217;s<\/strong> \u2018Virgin Media Gamepad\u2019 in London.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf6368535ec\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>According to Williams Racing&#8217;s esports division, the rigs will provide professional racers and newcomers with the opportunity to experience F1 racing free of charge all week.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"keep-reading \"  id=\"kr-67cf63685452c\">\n  <div class=\"heading\">Keep Reading<\/div>\n  <ul class=\"d-flex flex-column\">\n          <li id=\"post-166512\" style=\"order: 1;\"><a href=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////esportsinsider.com//2025//02//a-brief-guide-to-2025-f1-sim-racing-event-2/" target=\"_blank\">A brief guide to 2025&#8217;s F1 Sim Racing Event 2<\/a><\/li>\n          <li id=\"post-164766\" style=\"order: 2;\"><a href=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////esportsinsider.com//2025//01//legendary-gaming-group-sim-racing-expansion/" target=\"_blank\">Legendary Gaming Group expands into sim racing, opens new HQ<\/a><\/li>\n          <li id=\"post-161843\" style=\"order: 3;\"><a href=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////esportsinsider.com//2025//01//f1-sim-racing-world-championship-2025-schedule/" target=\"_blank\">The F1 Sim Racing World Championship is back for 2025<\/a><\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf63685585a\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>The initiative coincides with the upcoming <a href=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////www.formula1.com//en//latest//article//5-things-to-look-out-for-at-the-f1-75-live-season-launch-event-o2-london.50GQFVCzRDcsMTyrmqdKaw/" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">F1 75 Live season launch event<\/a>, taking place today from \u00a08pm GMT at The O2 Arena. For this year\u2019s season kick-off, Formula 1 has invited all 10 teams to unveil their new car liveries in front of a live audience.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf636855ff4\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Compared to other esports disciplines, especially mobile titles, sim racing has a relatively high entry barrier due to the required specialised gaming equipment. In recent years, however,<a href=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////esportsinsider.com//2024//12//guild-esports-drive-lounge-partnership/" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> several stakeholders<\/a> have made attempts to increase its accessibility, launching more sim racing opportunities.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf636856771\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Similarly, some stakeholders are promoting the inclusion of disabled and neurodiverse drivers, such as UK racing team Quartermass Motorsport with its <a href=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////esportsinsider.com//2024//09//quatermass-motorsport-para-racers-academy/" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Para Racers Academy<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf636856efd\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>With the eyes of many F1 fans on The O2 Arena, providing racing rigs to all launch event attendees could be an opportunity for Williams Esports to promote sim racing to racing and esports communities.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf636857699\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Its parent company, Williams Racing, has been a driving force in the sim racing world after becoming the <a href=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////simracing.wiki//Williams_Esports/" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">first F1 team to establish its own esports team<\/a> in 2018. 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The team ended the <a href=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////simracing.wiki//2024_eNASCAR_Coca-Cola_iRacing_Series/" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2024 eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series<\/a> at the top of the team and individual driver leaderboards, with Williams driver Parker White becoming the Season champion.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image credit: Williams Esports Williams Esports has set up four sim racing rigs available for fans to use at The O2 Arena&#8217;s \u2018Virgin Media Gamepad\u2019 in London. According to Williams Racing&#8217;s esports division, the rigs will provide professional racers and newcomers with the opportunity to experience F1 racing free of charge all week. 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