Partnership announcement Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team

PRESS RELEASE
Dutch Sim-Lab is now the Official Supplier of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team

Tholen / Brackley
September 18th, 2020

Sim-Lab is proud to announce an Official Supplier relationship with the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team. The Dutch-based manufacturer of sim-racing hardware is now one of the Team’s official suppliers.

The Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team is the virtual counterpart of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team. Stationed on the same premises in Brackley (UK), the Mercedes-AMG Esports Team has a purpose-built esports training facility. At the heart of the virtual racing setup is Sim-Lab’s P1-X sim racing cockpit.

About Sim-Lab

Sim-Lab started in 2015 with the development of a sim racing cockpit that is extremely rigid and fully adjustable at the same time. Today, Sim-Lab’s P1-X sim is the industry benchmark. Gamers and e-sports professionals world-wide recognize Sim-Lab as the go-to brand for quality sim rigs and accessories.

Richard Schouteren: 'Our new relationship with the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team is proof of what we achieved with the Sim-Lab Product range over the past years. Best in class products.'

About the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team

Founded in 2018 the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team has won numerous events, as well as a Team and a Driver Championship in the F1 Esports Pro-Series. Being integrated into the Driver-in-Loop Simulator department, where F1 development drivers provide feedback to engineers on a virtual model of the car, the esports program benefits from transferable elements pertinent to optimizing car set-up and honing race craft.

James Vowles, Motorsport Strategic Director, Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team: 'In order to perform on the highest level, we need the best equipment. Sim-Lab was an easy choice when selecting our simulator frames, given the demand we put on our rigs'.

For more information, contact Richard Schouteren from Sim-Lab at
+31 (0)6-14645419 or richard.schouteren@sim-lab.eu.