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Williams Esports is looking to bounce back strongly in Event 2 of the F1 Esports Pro Championship, after a tough first trio of races of the season. The season opener in Bahrain was one of the most closely-contested qualifying sessions in F1 Esports history, with Alvaro Carreton missing out on Q3 by 0.001s, and just 0.003s slower than eventual race runner-up, reigning champion Jarno Opmeer.
A technical glitch in the game resulted in Carreton and fellow driver Shanaka Clay losing several seconds in their pit stops and missing out on points, having looked like they would finish in P6-7. Daniele Haddad made his debut for Williams in race two at Imola and performed excellently in qualifying, making it through to Q3 and ultimately lining up in P7. Friend of the team Thibaut Courtois, Real Madrid’s goalkeeper and sim racing student of Haddad, wished the team good luck ahead of the race. Sadly it wasn’t enough, as Haddad was pushed off the track at Turn 1 and dropped down the pack, eventually finishing 13th.
Carreton, meanwhile, drove superbly and his shrewd strategy navigated the car up to P10, securing the team’s first point of the season. The third race was at Silverstone and it was another intense qualifying session – Carreton again missed out on Q3 but just a few thousandths of a second. He was still confident to turn P11 into good points, but unfortunately he was the helpless victim as he was torpedoed from four cars back at Vale on Lap 1. Shanaka fought well and moved up to P12, though short of a points finish, while Álvaro could only limp to P15 with a damaged car. Seb Hawkins, Team Manager of Williams Esports, said: “We didn’t get the results that matched our pace or expectations. While that was often out of our control, we still need to evaluate ourselves, identify the areas we can improve, and put ourselves in the best position to come back in force at event two. I cannot thank the team enough for their extensive efforts, from our Pro Championship roster to our supporting drivers and engineering team.”
Williams Esports launched in early 2018 to compete across the whole sim racing landscape, with activity in nine different racing games across all three platforms. The team is fully committed to esports as a mainstream sport of the future, offering audiences and elite gamers new ways to engage with the iconic Williams name as we build an iconic name in a new sport.