BBC's Richard Westcott Tries A Ferrari F1 Simulator (VIDEO)

BBC transport correspondent Richard Westcott tries an up-to-date Ferrari F1 simulator, while Ferrari's Anton Stipinovic shares his expertise on how it works and how important simulators actually are.

Good morning from the Bahrain circuit! 15' to go for the start of FP3: the last hour to finalize car setups before qualifying.
— Scuderia Ferrari (@InsideFerrari) April 20, 2013

2026 F1 Championship Standings

P	Driver	Team
1	Lando Norris	McLaren
2	Oscar Piastri	McLaren
3	George Russell	Mercedes
4	Andrea Antonelli	Mercedes
5	Max Verstappen	Red Bull
6	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull
7	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari
8	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari
9	Alexander Albon	Williams
10	Carlos Sainz	Williams
11	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls
12	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls
13	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin
14	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin
15	Oliver Bearman	Haas
16	Esteban Ocon	Haas
17	Nico Hülkenberg	Audi
18	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi
19	Pierre Gasly	Alpine
20	Franco Colapinto	Alpine
21	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac
22	Sergio Perez	Cadillac

P	Team	Points
1	McLaren Mastercard F1 Team	0
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0
2	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	0
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0
3	Oracle Red Bull Racing	0
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0
4	Scuderia Ferrari HP	0
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0
5	Atlassian Williams F1 Team	0
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0
6	Visa Cash App Racing Bulls	0
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0
7	Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team	0
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0
8	TGR Haas F1 Team	0
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0
9	Audi Revolut F1 Team	0
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0
10	BWT Alpine F1 Team	0
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0
11	Cadillac F1 Team	0
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0

2026 MotoGP Championship Standings (as of February 28)

P	Rider	Team	Points
1	Pedro Acosta	Red Bull KTM	12
2	Marc Marquez	Ducati Lenovo	9
3	Raul Fernandez	Trackhouse Racing	7
4	Ai Ogura	Trackhouse Racing	6
5	Jorge Martin	Aprilia Racing	5
6	Brad Binder	Red Bull KTM	4
7	Joan Mir	Honda HRC Castrol	3
8	Fabio Di Giannantonio	Pertamina Enduro VR46	2
9	Francesco Bagnaia	Ducati Lenovo	1
10	Luca Marini	Honda HRC Castrol	0
11	Alex Marquez	Gresini Racing	0
12	Johann Zarco	Castrol Honda LCR	0
13	Diogo Moreira	Pro Honda LCR	0
14	Franco Morbidelli	Pertamina Enduro VR46	0
15	Jack Miller	Pramac Racing	0
16	Fabio Quartararo	Monster Energy Yamaha	0
17	Enea Bastianini	KTM Tech3	0
18	Alex Rins	Monster Energy Yamaha	0
19	Maverick Viñales	KTM Tech3	0
20	Toprak Razgatlıoğlu	Pramac Racing	0
21	Michele Pirro	Gresini Racing	0
22	Marco Bezzecchi	Aprilia Racing	0

P	Team	Points
1	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	16
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 1 GP wins: 0
2	Trackhouse MotoGP Team	13
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0
3	Ducati Lenovo Team	10
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0
4	Aprilia Racing	5
Poles: 1 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0
5	Honda HRC Castrol	3
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0
6	Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team	2
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0
7	BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP	0
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0
8	Honda LCR MotoGP	0
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0
9	Prima Pramac Racing	0
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0
10	Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP	0
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0
11	Red Bull KTM Tech3	0
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0