LONDON: After its first-ever eSports Pro Draft, Formula 1 has decided to release a documentary on the event in partnership with social media giant Facebook.
According to a report in Autosport, the documentary will feature 4 episodes that will be streamed on Facebook and broadcast on television with a few channels starting Wednesday. The schedule of the episodes are as follows –
Episode 1: July 25
Episode 2: August 22
Episode 3: September 5
Episode 4: September 26
Out of 40 gaming aspirants, 16 were chosen to represent all the F1 teams during the Pro Draft event that took place at the Gfinity Arena in the city. The finals of the eSports competition is scheduled in August.
“It has been quite the journey for these drivers to emerge as the world’s best on our official F1 game to partake in our inaugural F1 Esports Pro Draft” Julian Tan, head of growth and eSports at F1 was quoted as saying to Autosport as she shed some light on the documentary.
“This four-part episodic series will tell the story of these drivers, who were flown from across the globe into the historic Silverstone circuit to take part in this.
“There they were assessed on all aspects from sim racing and fitness to media readiness and go-karting, eventually earning a chance to be picked by an official F1 team.
“The episodic series will also shed light into the F1 teams, providing a behind-the-scenes look into their objectives and plans in esports and what they are looking for in their future esports drivers.
“No doubt, we will have some interesting content in these episodes as we build up the excitement leading into our first ever F1 Esports Pro Series Championship later in the season.”
