Grosjean is back with Haas for 2021: the former Formula 1 racing driver and esports enthusiast will see his R8G Esports team manage the Esports operations of the Haas F1 team and join the F1 Esports series in 2021.
R8G Esports was founded in April 2020 but has already grown into a terrifying academy for sim racing talent. The team achieved a total of 45 wins in 2020 and has 17 pro-sim racers and five junior drivers in their ranks.
“I am very happy to be managing this year’s entry for the Uralkali Haas F1 Team into the F1 Esports Pro Series through R8G Esports,” said Grosjean. “I’ve been with esports for a year now and I think our team is doing very well. For me it is a great story to be able to help Haas F1 in this area and to race together. “
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Grosjean raced with Haas at the 98 Grand Prix, from the team’s first race in 2016 to his accident in Bahrain in 2020. He said his esports project was a “continuation” of his close relationship with the American team.
“Of course it’s a cool sequel to what we built together. I’m really looking forward to the first race and what we can build together in the esports competition, ”added Grosjean.
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Haas finished first in the 2021 Virtual Grand Prix series thanks to brothers Pietro and Enzo Fittipaldi, but finished second in the last two seasons of the F1 Esports Pro Series.
Team boss Günther Steiner weighed on Grosjean’s commitment and said he wanted the esports program to become more competitive.
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“I am very pleased that we can use Romain’s enthusiasm for esports and the know-how of R8G Esports to monitor our further participation in the F1 Esports Pro series,” said Steiner Jahreszeiten. We know we’re working with a group that really understands the needs of the esports environment and can help take our program to the next level. “
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