The Simon Racing Report

It's the return of Paul Smith to The Simon Racing Report, as both himself and Jonathan Simon preview the 2018 Formula 1 season and the Australian Grand Prix. Brand new segments, unique insight and opinions, same fun laughs. Jonathan and Paul will be regularly releasing a podcast race by race for the 2018 Formula 1 season.

Part 2 of the popular and well acclaimed 2018 iWCGPS Preview Show series has been compiled into podcast form. Part 2 includes Apex Racing UK, Radicals Online, Orion Race Team, Positive SimRacing, and your Privateers / one driver teams (incl. Vortex SimRacing, Evolution Racing Team, TTL Esports, Heusinkveld CORE Motorsports, and CoRe Sim Racing).

Part 1 of the popular and well acclaimed 2018 iWCGPS Preview Show series has been compiled into podcast form. Part 1 includes the introduction, VRS Coanda Simsport, Team Redline, and FA Racing G2 (G2 Esports).

Danny Engels, team manager of Fernando Alonso’s own FA Racing G2 Logitech G eSports team, joins RaceSpot TV’s Jonathan Simon to discuss the team’s new recent signings, the future of sim racing, F1 Esports and Formula 1, and more.

Thomas Arends joins the podcast to discuss losing most of his iWCGPS team to G2 Esports, his driving skills as well as his past success in sim racing, his path to CoRe SimRacing, team bonding in the virtual and real world, including the SimRacing Expo, GT Academy, and the influence of WFG and F1 Esports on CoRe SimRacing as a ‘team’.

In part 2 of the podcast, RaceSpot TV’s Jonathan Simon and Jake Sparey complete the grouping of drivers based on how likely they will obtain a 2018 iRacing World Championship Grand Prix Series license, rank the Pro Series class in relation to the current iWCGPS drivers, and discuss the rumours of CoRe SimRacing drivers Frederik Rasmussen, Sebastian Job, Isaac Price departing the team.

In part 1 of the podcast, RaceSpot TV’s Jonathan Simon and Jake Sparey review the 2017/18 iRacing Road Pro Series ahead of the penultimate round at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, discussing the bizarre end to the championship with driver absences and grouping drivers based on how likely they will obtain a 2018 iRacing World Championship Grand Prix Series license. Part 2 will be released on Friday.

RaceSpot TV’s Jonathan Simon is joined by CoRe Sim Racing’s Isaac Price and fellow RaceSpot commentator Connery Maddick to talk G2 Esports and FA Racing G2 Logitech G arrival into sim racing, their overall chances of success, the ideal strategy and route, Fernando Alonso and his impact on F1 eSports, Isaac’s experience in the World’s Fastest Gamer finals, story sharing including the different personalities of drivers, and the possibilities of McLaren establishing their own eSports team.

RaceSpot TV’s Jonathan Simon is brings on Nick Rowland, who is increasingly becoming our main correspondent for large scale sim racing events, to discuss the overall success of the F1 eSports Grand Final, its comparison to the Visa Vegas eRace and World’s Fastest Gamer, G2 eSports and Fernando Alonso’s FA Racing G2 Logitech G team, driver performances, the best moments throughout the weekend, as well as some F1 discussion around the current best commentator and journalist in the paddock, and the Sauber, Alfa Romeo and Ferrari sponsorship.

RaceSpot TV’s Jonathan Simon is joined by Evolution Racing Team (ERT) Manager Brenton O’Brien to discuss time zone difficulties in sim racing for Australians, ERT’s name change from Evolution Racing Australia, team culture, squashing the beef between Jonathan and Brenton about Riley Preston’s initial departure from the team in 2016, the wide range of talent in ERT, and changes to improve the format of the iRacing Road Pro Series.