McLaren-Honda - The Importance Of An F1 Simulator Driver (VIDEO)

F1 simulator drivers are more important than you think. Every Formula 1 team gets a limited number of test days per season, meaning car development would be extremely difficult without the help of a simulator and its driver. McLaren engineers Tom Stallard, Will Joseph and Andrew Jarvis explain why.

All future McLaren sim drivers should have the ability to fly... 🤔
Well, not really but if you want to catch up on all the tests we're actually putting the #WFG finalists through, head to @TheWFGamer. ➡️ pic.twitter.com/neXjDcEIKr
— McLaren (@McLarenF1) November 14, 2017

Shadow & light in Interlagos. For more stunning photography from last weekend's #BrazilGP, courtesy of Darren Heath, head to https://t.co/BaLJ8t35UH 📸 pic.twitter.com/rn2h9RSbhc
— McLaren (@McLarenF1) November 14, 2017

2025 F1 Championship Standings

P	Driver	Team
1	Lando Norris	McLaren
2	Oscar Piastri	McLaren
3	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari
4	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari
5	Max Verstappen	Red Bull
6	Liam Lawson	Red Bull
7	George Russell	Mercedes
8	Andrea Antonelli	Mercedes
9	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin
10	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin
11	Pierre Gasly	Alpine
12	Jack Doohan	Alpine
13	Esteban Ocon	Haas
14	Oliver Bearman	Haas
15	Yuki Tsunoda	Racing Bulls
16	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls
17	Alexander Albon	Williams
18	Carlos Sainz	Williams
19	Nico Hülkenberg	Kick Sauber
20	Gabriel Bortoleto	Kick Sauber

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

2025 MotoGP Championship Standings (as of March 2)

P	Rider	Team	Points
1	Marc Marquez	Ducati Lenovo	37
2	Alex Marquez	Gresini Racing	29
3	Francesco Bagnaia	Ducati Lenovo	23
4	Franco Morbidelli	Pertamina Enduro VR46	18
5	Ai Ogura	Trackhouse Racing	17
6	Marco Bezzecchi	Aprilia Racing	10
7	Brad Binder	Red Bull KTM	10
8	Johann Zarco	Castrol Honda LCR	9
9	Enea Bastianini	KTM Tech3	7
10	Fabio Di Giannantonio	Pertamina Enduro VR46	6
11	Jack Miller	Pramac Racing	5
12	Fabio Quartararo	Monster Energy Yamaha	4
13	Pedro Acosta	Red Bull KTM	4
14	Luca Marini	Honda HRC Castrol	4
15	Fermin Aldeguer	Gresini Racing	3
16	Miguel Oliveira	Pramac Racing	2
17	Joan Mir	Honda HRC Castrol	1
18	Alex Rins	Monster Energy Yamaha	0
19	Somkiat Chantra	Idemitsu Honda LCR	0
20	Lorenzo Savadori	Aprilia Racing	0
21	Maverick Viñales	KTM Tech3	0
22	Raul Fernandez	Trackhouse Racing	0
23	Jorge Martin	Aprilia Racing	0

P	Team	Points
1	Ducati Lenovo Team	60
Poles: 1 Sprint wins: 1 GP wins: 1
2	BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP	32
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0
3	Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team	24
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0
4	Trackhouse MotoGP Team	17
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0
5	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	14
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0
6	Aprilia Racing	10
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0
7	Honda LCR MotoGP	9
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0
8	Red Bull KTM Tech3	7
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0
9	Prima Pramac Racing	7
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0
10	Honda HRC Castrol	5
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0
11	Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP	4
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0