How Hard Is It To Qualify For F1 Esports In 2021? 

I remember I spent an entire day just doing laps of Silverstone on F1 21. I think by the end of the evening, the lap counter was well over 200 laps. I'd spent the day tweaking the setup, watching dozens of RU-vidrs for tips on gears for each corner, turned off every single assist, and put in a lap so perfect I almost cried. Every apex hit, every corner the car was absolutely on the edge, no twitchiness out of the corners, it was the absolute dream - the perfect lap. "Surely I'm getting close to the top end of gaming, being able to run such a perfect lap", I said to myself. Returned to the garage, I was top 1,000 in the TT leaderboards! I was delighted! Looked at the lap times, and there it was - 2 seconds off of number 1. And that was the point I realised that there's something about these guys. The likes of Opmeer, Bereznay and Moreno possess that intangible. Yes, they practice for 10 hours a day, yes, they put in a supreme amount of work to be where they are, and they deserve every credit and every plaudit they get. But they have an innate ability that deep down, no matter what I do, I'll never be able to match (or get close to matching.

Also understanding that the top10 during qualifying are within a tenth of a second... and the grid is within 2, 4 tenths will not cut it. The precision of this guys is amazing. Even when they race, what they do, at that precisions and at that speed, it is amazing

Tomek's lap looks absolutley INSANE! It looks like he didnt even touch the brakes.

I'm just starting to realize how hard it actually is to be an esports driver. I wish more people would tune in and watch

you were quite close to the threshold back then given with the minor practicing you do in comparison but the older ya get the more practice you need to maintain or exceed your level. it also seems to me the e sports runner is rotating his wheel a lot less than you do and uses the throttle more to help rotate the car in a controlled way and we all know how the more you steer the more speed and rubber you scrub off, so it works 2 fold. and yea amazing run bij tomek there bravo

That's actually a Question I always asked myself. Thanks for answering it Alex.

48th is really impressive as well, which is why we watch you drive. Great comparison to what the elite is.

I sometimes get cocky and think I might be able to qualify for F1 eSports in the not-so-distant future. I joined a casual racing league last week. Short qualifying in Canada - I qualified almost 2s behind pole. Then for the race. The track was soaked and the rain was pouring down. Lap 1, I bin it in to the wall trying to get traction out of turn 7. Reality check completed ✅ Spectating the guy who started on Pole. He was trying to keep tyre temp under the ensuing safety car that I caused. Coming up to the final chicane before the restart, he also bins it in to the wall. The pros are ridiculously good. Far better than I think I could ever realistically be.

I love this series! Let’s just say I’m no where close to even being around the times needed.

Always great to see an upload alex, especially when recovering from covid 🥴. Great video as always!

The level of competition is constantly on the rise. Even if you compare last year's with this year, the amount of quality drivers is streets ahead already!

Hey Alex how are u luv the conntent make my day every day

Great video dude

Damn I’m early.... Hello Alex love the content!

Yeah I got a friend on Ps4 who is 14 that is Tops. So in a few years he Will be F1 ESports. Hes top on all TT leaderboard. I completely understand. Hes got the same set up I have. And just blows me away. He just has raw talent. Hes on the TTG ESports team right now.

people: playing F1 game with playseat me: put the wheel on the table

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Great vid Alex! Consistency is key...your arms and legs are ...LOL...more gym time maybe?💪🏋

Not bashing, but clearly something else he wasn't doing, that you were doing, was thinking you can't do it. I get it, running to the line that can make or break you during the quals. will force about everyone into safe mode just inside it. The key is practicing to be comfortable with it long before the quals. It is another reason why they say driving consistency is the most important ingredient, but most gaff it off, because its the technique requiring the most patience and will force you slower than you already are. Once you master consistency, at lower levels, its just about a never ending creep step by step to get you closer to running at that edge..consistently. THIS is what the top level have, and this is the main ingredient team recruiters will look for. When trying to learn from a pro, instead of focusing on what they are doing now, try to learn what they did coming up, if that is accessible of course. This was a great vid on a topic not usually covered...Thx

Hi Alex, Might it be that the braking technique differ a bit. Seems like the braking midcorner of Tormek is just on point.

One thing I noticed is that you are running different camera settings. Tomeks seems to be more back and for me it looks a little bit easier to align the car and hit the apex. With your camera it looks a little bit unaligned which might make you more uncomfortable going for those really tight lines. Either way, both runs are great! :)

Incredible video. Answers that question very clearly. Must be a bit depressing to be in the top 50 of that particular field but still be 6/7 tens off the pace.

Tomek looks like he is running f1 2001 judging by those graphics. Obv has the settings turned waaaaay down for the best framerate. Maybe that is helping him

Tomek's 16 and 6 tenths faster? With age comes downgrading eh?

I did 294k, did lot of mistakes and overtook in bad spots Perez and Ricciardo... I'm that's quite some points I can find, but getting on a 303k... These guys in eSports are beasts

Alex, it’s not talent… he has a marginally better setup and also it is because he practices more than you do. When you get to drive 14 hours a day, then you become that good. You also need a break … but if you do this for years, then you get that good (and the setup is also the result of him driving so much)

awwwww, my favorite track

Bloody ALiENS! Good to watch though.

Loved your humility, next thing T will find a girlfriend and then he will be just like the rest of us, but i am not holding my breath

crazy

How many platforms, and how are they organised as is it by country or continent

60,000 words per minute, impressive

Ben after seeing this video *Heavy Australian breaths*

They should have a counter on how many attempts the player makes.

Man i don't know if should try to go to rally or f1 esports

You said it yourself. They're aliens lol

I'm watching sadly and try to figure it out why I still 2 seconds slow and how you guys do that.

can someone explain to me why when i am going to qualify for the esports it shows me at the end that my score is 0

That angle of the car looks like a crab with a mustache.

It’s like Verstappen against everyone else in that Red Bull car

I still don't get how Qualifications for eSports works... Like, there are 2 main event, then challengers, then time trials... Do I need to take part in all of these stuff in order to qualify? Or just stick with one of these? What pedals do you use? And that mighty guy from McLaren?

I'm like 8 seconds off the pace 😂 granted I play with touchracer but I doubt my pace can be much quicker on a real sim

If u went for it and pushed the boundaries you would be closer mate

In the first lap the first two sector times for Alex and tomek were exactly the same lmao

12:05 according to Demi Lovato, that was derogatory and offensive 🤬

I’m stuck with a 293k I’m only missing out on total race time man. Mostly just ers management I think

Meanwhile jarno opmeer: Amatours

hopefully this beats the 2018 video

I wish I could afford to buy a wheel after mine broke otherwise I actually can do this. Its all about being in the "zone". Its this weird thing you go through where you are comletely in sync with the car, even in a game, to the point where you do every lap back to back exactly the same. The reason is a mixture of raw ability and time in the car, the more time you have and the more used to the car you are in every situation, the faster you go without even really feeling like you are pushing, because you know the limits of the car on that track at that turn. Its a crazy feeeling

Having a better wheelbase won't make you a better driver! He probably could do that with a G920

I feel like I've seen this video before. Oh yeah TRL did it way before. Imagine that. Make you're own videos dude.

Looks like Tomek crashed into Ricciardo.

Esports my ass always using the TV-cam, arcade shit. Codemasters really needs to make a force cockpit view.

Can’t be harder than real F1? Right?

99.9 percent of people won’t drop thousands of dollars to drive a fake car either.

i think tomek is still virgen

Pathetic driving

You use the guys footage, check out his technique, compare to yourself, all to create a video so you get views and ad revenue but can't be bothered to learn to pronounce his surname? It's not that hard, why don't you just ask? Surely it's the polite thing to do?