Summary of the F1 Esports final
Wednesday was the grand finale of the F1 Esports Pro Series. Who among Frederik Rasmussen and David Tonizza won the title?
e-Grand Prix of Japan
It’s Alvo Carreton at the wheel of his Williams who took the pole position, ahead of the two rivals for the title: Rasmussen and Tonizza.
Despite all his efforts, the Spanish driver cracked on the 5th lap against Rasmussen. The Dane then broke away to claim his second victory of the season. He immediately opened a two-second gap with his pursuers to win brilliantly. He thus gains points on David Tonizza, who finished the race in a meager 6th place compared to his previous performances.
On reverse strategies, Blakaley and Holzmann secured the last two spots on the podium. After a relatively anonymous season for both drivers, they managed to keep their heads above water in this Japanese Grand Prix.
e-Grand Prix of the United States
Frederik Rasmussen started from pole position. Following on the grid were Daniel Bereznay, Bono Huis, and the championship leader, David Tonizza. Unfortunately for the Hungarian driver, he had a very poor start, losing two positions at the takeoff and two more at the fifth corner due to a missed braking point.
After losing 13 points to Frederik Rasmussen in the standings after the Japanese Grand Prix, the Scuderia driver experienced an even more challenging second race. In addition to being outperformed by his rival, he received a 3-second penalty for cutting too many corners.
On the 10th lap, Brendon Leigh attempted one of the most impressive dives of the season on Tonizza, which, however, did not work and instead resulted in contact between the front wheel of the Briton and the Italian’s barge-board.
On a completely different strategy from the leaders, Jarno Opmeer had the good idea to replicate his tactic that won him the victory in Germany. That is, to keep his medium tires as long as possible to make a second stint on softs that was simply storming. This time no victory, but very fine battles with Daniel Bereznay, Brendon Leigh, and David Tonizza, resulting in a fourth place.
It’s the first place for Frederik Rasmussen who brings the title and the $500,000 to Red Bull. The Dane takes the championship lead for the first time this season with only a 4-point advantage over the Ferrari driver.
e-Grand Prix of Brazil
Starting from pole position, David Tonizza managed to defend his lead until the end of the first lap before a victory-hungry Daniel Bereznay, aiming for his third win of the season, overtook him with a very impressive move on the outside at the first corner.
Surprising strategy for Frederik Rasmussen and Jarno Opmeer who stopped on the first lap to fit a new set of soft tires.
On the 7th lap, Tonizza took the lead of the race again thanks to an inside attack at the fourth turn. A very important victory for the Italian as it would secure him the title. A lead that Bereznay took away from him a bit later in the race on the 14th lap.
It was a disappointing race for Rasmussen and Opmeer, who were unable to make their strategies work and finished 10th and 12th, respectively.
Tonizza becomes the second world champion in the history of the F1 Esports Pro Series after Brendon Leigh. It has been a very good first season for Ferrari in the virtual world, which immediately made its mark in the discipline.
