We talk esports vs. a pro racing simulator with Jaguar’s Mitch Evans

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Mitch Evans celebrates winning in Mexico City in February 2020. It was his second win for the Jaguar Racing team since being signed in 2016.
Evans is currently second in the points for the 2019/2020 season.
Formula E uses rFactor 2 as its sim platform of choice for the Racing at Home challenge. Evans has not had quite the same level of success since the switch.
I asked if Evans could take a selfie from his new home sim, and he did!

Mitch Evans

Until COVID-19 turned up and ruined things, Formula E’s sixth season was going pretty well for Jaguar Racing and driver Mitch Evans. Because the series started its season in November, there were already five races in the books by the time the real-world action had to be suspended. When it’s safe to start up again, Evans will do so from second place in the championship, in part thanks to a win in Mexico in mid-February. More recently, he’s been stuck at home, like many of the rest of us. And the last few weeks have involved learning a whole new set of skills as Formula E has temporarily decamped to the world of rFactor 2 to keep fans entertained until the real cars are safe to dust off again.

Unlike some of his contemporaries, the switch to esports wasn’t something Evans has

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