For BMW Motorsport SIM Racing Team, Team Redline driver
In an interview, Siggy talks about his return to the
Kevin, after winning the 'ABB Formula E Race at Home Challenge' in the virtual BMW iFE.20, welcome back to the
How have your first experiences with your colleagues at BMW Motorsport SIM Racing Team been?
Siggy: "We have a lot of fun together. It's cool training with them and chatting during the sessions and races. It's important in the V10 R-League to work as well together as possible as a team, which we're working on."
What does that work look like?
Siggy: "I am the one in the team with the most experience on Assetto Corsa, so I coach my team-mates and give them tips wherever I can. Personally, I mainly drive on the rFactor 2 platform. The transition from there to Assetto Corsa is relatively easy, as long as you have driven on the platform before. For the others, for whom Assetto Corsa is totally new, it is much harder to learn all the tricks for being fast. It's particularly difficult to adapt to the totally different driving physics if you are coming from iRacing."
What was your highlight at the team's first win on match day two?
Siggy: "Definitely the Team Race. My team-mates consistently kept the car in the top four, and I only had to observe to keep up with the
How is it driving the car developed specially for the V10 R-League?
Siggy: "I'm not a huge fan of single-seater cars generally, but I was pleasantly surprised by the handling of this car. I really enjoyed racing in it. The preconfigured set-up in particular makes it easy to drive. The V10 engine is also pretty cool. The only problem is the tyres at times, which overheat quickly."
How is your sim racing career going otherwise at the moment?
Siggy: "It's going very well. I'm still under contract at Team Redline, and we already have a few plans for the future.Also I am still driving for BMW Motorsport SIM Racing Team in the V10 R-League. We'll see how things progress. I definitely really enjoy racing for
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