Renault and Team Vitality became partners

The sports department of the company Renault – Renault Sport Racing entered into agreement with an eSports organization Team Vitality. The partners plan to make several virtual race rosters. At the moment it is known that the team will perform at the European division of Rocket League Championship Series and now tries to make an agreement to take part in Formula 1 eSports Series.

Renault Sport Racing will open access to their base Formula 1 in England so that the esportsmen can be taught by professional drivers and consulted by technical staff of the company, and Team Vitality will be  engaged in the rosters’ management and help the car brand to familiarize with eSports.

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We should mention that it is not the first case of collaboration of eSports representatives with huge manufacturers of motor vehicles – approximately a year ago the eSports organization Astralis entered into agreement with the Dutch department of Audi and in the summer Mercedes-Benz became a partner of the team ESL and a major sponsor of the Major ESL One Hamburg 2017.