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Ferrari finally joins F1's esports championship

Ferrari has finally decided to join Formula One's esports series, meaning all ten teams will line up on the virtual grid in the 2019 championship.

For the first two years of the F1 esports championship, the Italian team had held back from being represented while its on-track rivals Mercedes swept up in 2018. The Ferrari team will be run by a new esports division of the Ferrari Driver Academy and the team hinted that its participation in sim racing would go beyond just the F1 esports championship.

"Ferrari is entering the world of esports with a complete programme that will involve several areas of the company and which will run across various projects," a press release said.