Why F1 sims have won over their biggest sceptics

On the one hand, it prompted some questions about the fairness of race drivers working in the sim at such a time, and giving their teams that extra edge just hours before the cars hit the track.

But it also provided the latest proof that even for those drivers who have long been sceptical about the value of simulators, like Hamilton, something had changed to get them embracing them so much.

For a long time, some of F1’s more seasoned stars had steered clear of getting…