EA Sports F1 24: What better way to celebrate F1 24 dropping than seeing racers gaming on a Friday?

The day’s here - finally, after months of anticipating, the biggest racing title in The Culture has arrived - EA Sports F1 24 and my goodness, it’s all about gaming goals from now through the last minutes of your weekend goals. What better way to ignite the fun and celebration than seeing over an hour of 10 racers gaming on the new release.

Live-streamed a few days ago and this is just insanely awesome. Peep the details and happy EA Sports F1 24 Friday launch day!

Electronic Arts kicks off one of the most anticipated race weekends of the F1® calendar with ‘The 10 Racers’ – a star-studded virtual race on F1® 24, ahead of the video game’s official launch. Competing on the Circuit de Monaco in Monte Carlo, Scuderia Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and William Racing’s Alex Albon will race against celebrity F1® fans, including global football superstars Diogo Jota and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, and content creators WillNE, Chesnoid, MaximeMXM, Liam Kalevi, AverageF1Consumer, and ElReyGuiri. The stream will air on Wednesday, May 22 at 19:00 BST (20:00 CEST, 11:00 PDT) exclusively on the Formula 1® YouTube channel. Hosted by Sky Sports presenter Naomi Schiff and P1’s Matt Gallagher, The 10 Racers kicks off race week and promises to build on the success of last season’s Las Vegas Showrun, whetting the appetite of all F1® fans ahead of the weekend. Showcasing F1® 24’s new EA SPORTS Dynamic Handling, competitors will benefit from the realistic and predictable performance armed with the confidence to take on the tight 3.337km street circuit, bidding to make a move when the time is right.

“The 10 Racers brings together the best of Formula 1 talent with a mix of celebrity fans to deliver a fun-packed race evening to kick off our F1 24 launch celebrations,” said Lee Mather, Senior Creative Director at Codemasters. “F1 24 is the most authentic Formula 1 game to date, and our challengers will get the chance to step inside the paddock and feel like one of the 20 when the lights go out.”

Drivers who pre-order the digital-exclusive F1® 24 Champions Edition* gain immediate access to a selection of new-season F1® team liveries for use in F1® 23’s Time Trial. They also receive Hunt and Montoya as Icons, 18,000 Pitcoin, an F1® World Bumper Pack, up to three days of early access starting May 28, and one bonus VIP Podium Pass. Players pre-ordering the Standard Edition† will receive 5,000 Pitcoin and an F1® World Starter Pack.

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