Leigh, who competes for Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports in the virtual F1 series, will race a KMR-run Spectrum SC011C during the National FF1600 season opener at Snetterton this weekend, and is also set to compete at the following meeting at Oulton Park on May 11. The BRSCC's National FF1600 championship uses spec 1600cc Ford Kent engines and largely similar wingless cars with minimal aerodynamics. KMR was vice-champion in the series last year with Michael Eastwell. Though Snetterton will be Leigh's first taste of FF1600 racing, the 19-year-old has already done three days of testing in preparation for his debut, with team boss Kevin Mills suggesting he already has the pace to perform well. "He was fast straight away," Mills told FF1600website.com . "He wasn't too different to my other two drivers [Neil Maclennan and Michael Macpherson] really. His laptimes were fairly similar. He'll go well. "I don't know about his racecraft and being used to having 20 other cars all around … [Read more...] about F1 Esports champion to make single-seater debut
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McLaren issue key update after Toto Wolff’s ‘one-second gain’ suspicions
McLaren have confirmed Mercedes boss Toto Wolff’s estimation that they have improved by one second per lap over the F1 2023 season after the team’s double podium finish at the Japanese Grand Prix. McLaren started the season with muted expectations after missing development targets over the winter, with previous technical director James Key losing his role in March. However, the team have emerged as a leading force following a series of aggressive mid-season upgrades with Lando Norris finishing second at four of the last seven races at Silverstone, Budapest, Singapore and Suzuka. McLaren reveal how F1 2023 improvement was made possible McLaren emerged as the greatest threat to Max Verstappen’s dominant Red Bull in Japan, where Oscar Piastri claimed his first podium behind Norris in third. Wolff claimed after July’s Austrian GP that McLaren had gained a full second on the opposition with team principal Andrea Stella wary of putting a precise number on the improvement. After … [Read more...] about McLaren issue key update after Toto Wolff’s ‘one-second gain’ suspicions