Formula E Planning Virtual Race In Las Vegas During Consumer Electronics Show

Formula E is "planning a virtual race in Las Vegas next January" with a likely $1M prize for the winner, according to Alan Baldwin of REUTERS. Formula E CEO Alejandro Agag said that the event, pitting "regular race drivers against a handful of fans on simulators, could even become a round of the regular championship in future." Agag: "E-sports is a huge opportunity and we want to be the first ones fully immersed in that." Agag added that the race "would be part" of the Jan. 5-8 CES show. Baldwin notes to qualify, "Race to Vegas" competitions will be "launched three months in advance for gamers to sign up and compete online." Five are "likely to secure slots." Agag: "We are only going to disclose and show the virtual track to all the players that morning. It’s going to be like the real Formula E. You come for the first time to a city and race in a city, you never practice before" (REUTERS, 6/22).