Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports
Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports is the esports team of Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport, competing in the F1 Esports Series – the official esports tournament of Formula One. Based on the premises of Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport, Brackley, a purpose-built esports training centre provides the team’s gamers with state-of-the-art facilities and equipment to develop their skills. Being integrated into the Driver-in-Loop Simulator department, where development drivers provide feedback to engineers on a virtual model of the car, the esports programme will benefit from transferable elements pertinent to optimising car set-up and honing race craft.
2018 saw Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports being crowned F1 Esports Pro Series Teams’ Champions in their inaugural season. In 2019, the team embraces the challenge of defending its title in this rapidly growing industry, with gamers Brendon Leigh, Patryk Krutyj and Daniel Shields.
