and others get laser-scanned for a perfect recreation of the track. The game uses the madness engine, the same one used for Project CARS 2. Relation to professional drivers Following the cancellation of part of the 2020 Formula 1 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many F1 drivers such as George Russell, Lando Norris and Alexander Albon took part in Virtual Grand Prix, using the online features of the official game. In his free time, 2021 and 2022 Formula One World Champion Max Verstappen enjoys sim racing. Having taken part in many sim racing competitions, Verstappen stated that it helps him with his real life racing, keeping him "ready to go". Verstappen is a member of Team Redline; a multinational sim racing team. Online communities In recent years as international interest has grown, so has the online community and underground racing circuit. These communities act as a focal point for users around the world to engage with one another co-ordinate racing schedules, exchange modded cars, tracks, discuss hardware configurations and facilitate other communications. Also the topic of E-Sports is ever growing in the sim racing community. Ranked multiplayer Some racing games have introduced a multiplayer driver ranking system for organizing online racing. There are usually two orthogonal types of driver rankings, one which ranks drivers according to how safe they are on track and with respect to other drivers in avoiding incidents, and one according to how fast they are. For the driver speed rating, an Elo rating system is typically used, as a form of matchmaking to group together drivers of similar skills. The safety rating instead is typically used as a form of licence which is required to access some classes of races. Sim racing games that include some form of ranked online racing are iRacing (with iRating and safety rating), Gran Turismo Sport (with Driver Class and Sportsmanship Points), Project CARS 2 (Racecraft Ranking and Skill Rating), RaceRoom (with Reputation Rating and Rating), Gran Turismo 7, and Assetto Corsa Competizione. Other sims have similar systems under development, like Automobilista 2 and rFactor 2. eSports The ranked games and sims also include an eSports division that shows off the high caliber drivers in each sim. Some sims have both special events and championships series that put those drivers on the big stage. iRacing iRacing is home of the eNascar Coca Cola iRacing Series, Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup,