Forrige år vandt Rudy van Buren Worlds Faster Gamer konkurrencen; en kørespils esport turnering der blev afholdt af McLaren, og nu har firmaet - der også er med i Formula 1 - afsløret deres fremtidige planer på esports-scenen.
McLaren Shadow Project er et program, der bliver lanceret for at finde spillere, der skal være en del af McLarens esports-hold.
"McLaren Shadow Project will be the most open and inclusive racing esports competition on the planet. We are looking for the most talented virtual racers from all countries and backgrounds. To make this possible we have partnered with the biggest racing game brands in the world - Real Racing™ 3 on mobile, Forza Motorsport on Xbox, PC racing sims iRacing and rFactor 2." udtalte Ben Payne, McLaren Director af esports.
McLaren beskriver inkluderingen af mere casual gamers som "crucial", og her er hvad CEO af McLaren Racing Zak Brown havde at sige:
"Season one proved that esports are a new talent frontier for motorsport and after pioneering the programme in 2017, McLaren plans to develop the concept to generate greater global reach and engagement in season two. A strong, diverse esports programme has a direct benefit to McLaren's innovative ambitions, bringing in new audiences, partners and talent to motorsport. By ramping up over multiple platforms across the online world, it will establish McLaren as an important brand in the motorsport esports community."
Du kan deltage i turneringen via McLarens hjemmeside.