The groundbreaking World’s Fastest Gamer Esports competition launched by Millennial Esports Corp that turned an Esports gamer into a McLaren Formula 1 simulator driver is set to showcased on ESPN on the US.
The four-part documentary series will follow the innovative Esports competition and will support ESPN’s coverage of the second half of the Formula 1 season.
World’s Fastest Gamer powered by Millennial Esports will document how McLaren found its 2018 simulator driver from tens of thousands of gamers across the globe.
Viewers will be told the story of why Millennial Esports and McLaren reached into the rapidly growing world of Esports and gaming to find the best racing talent on the planet.
From thousands of gamers racing online, 12 were taken to McLaren’s famous Formula 1 facility in the UK to compete head-to-head for a contract to become a McLaren simulator driver.
CMO of Millennial Esports and creator of World’s Fastest Gamer, Darren Cox, has been involved in virtual racing for over a decade and sees the TV series as a breakthrough for Esports and racing.
“The World’s Fastest Gamer story on ESPN will show that gaming provides us with a pool of talented drivers, but its airing will also help to fire up the new fans of our sport,” Cox said.
“I hope that young American racing fans are inspired by seeing how accessible Esports makes racing and motivates them to get closer to our amazing sport in both the virtual and real worlds.”
Millennial Esports President and CEO Steve Shoemaker sees this as just another step in the growth of the sport and commercial opportunities for Millennial and major brands.
“That ESPN is dedicating significant airtime to World’s Fastest Gamer shows the interest in the Esports space in racing, the quality of the content our team has produced and the big future for this type of platform,” said Shoemaker.
“Millennial are already a long way into confirming our plans for WFG season 2, which will feature an even bigger prize and be more challenging for the World’s Fastest Gamers!”
Ben Payne, Director of Esports at McLaren, agrees that virtual racing is the next break out genre in Esports.
“We’re pleased to have partnered with Millennial Esports on World’s Fastest Gamer,” said Payne.
“Being the first Formula 1 team to venture into Esports has allowed us to lead the way in this rapidly growing market.”
The first of several TV airings of World’s Fastest Gamer starts with all four episodes shown back to back on ESPN2 and streaming on the ESPN App beginning at 7 a.m. ET between live Practice 3 and live Qualifying for the Belgium Grand Prix on Saturday, August 25.
Each episode will also re-air a number of times throughout the remainder of 2018 and leading into the 2019 season.
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