McLaren Racing has introduced that Lucas Blakeley will depart McLaren Shadow after three seasons with the F1 sim racing staff.
The Scottish sim racer and boyhood McLaren supporter has been with the staff since 2022.
McLaren in a press release confirmed that Blakeley would depart the staff.
They wrote: “McLaren Racing right this moment introduced Lucas Blakeley’s departure from the McLaren Shadow F1 Sim Racing Crew.
“Lucas joined the McLaren Shadow F1 Sim Racing Crew in 2022 and secured a Drivers’ and Groups’ Championship double in his first season. Different racing highlights throughout his time with the staff embody a podium end at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps through the 2023 season.
“The staff want to thank Lucas for his contribution during the last three seasons and need him one of the best of luck for the longer term.
“We’ll verify the McLaren Shadow F1 Sim Racing driver line-up sooner or later.”
In addition they confirmed the information on X alongside a video exhibiting Blakeley’s finest moments with the staff.
Undoubtedly, the spotlight of his time with McLaren Shadow was profitable the F1 Esports Sequence Drivers’ Championship.
After profitable 4 races, he wanted simply 5 factors within the remaining race, and would in the end end P4 – profitable the title by eight factors to Frederik Rasmussen.
Blakeley additionally helped the staff win the constructors’ title that season, alongside former teammate Bari Boroumand.
He completed seventh within the 2023-24 championship and fifteenth in 2025.
Response to Lucas Blakeley leaving McLaren F1 sim racing staff
Lucas Blakeley was congratulated for his time at McLaren, by followers responding to his submit confirming the information on X.
In a message on X, Blakeley wrote: “As we speak I announce that I’m leaving @McLarenShadow. An honour of a lifetime to symbolize this staff, to develop into world champion for who I grew up supporting is one thing I’ll without end be grateful I obtained the prospect to perform. I’ll at all times be a papaya fan.”
In a YouTube video, he thanked the McLaren Shadow staff, engineers, and followers.
Blakeley has not but confirmed what his future in sim racing holds. Followers on X congratulated him on his time with McLaren Shadow.
@Tsjawesome wrote: “Thanks in your time right here. It’s been a pleasure supporting you and having you on the staff during the last 3 years. You can be deeply missed. We’ll always remember this second and the enjoyment you gave us. Good luck for the longer term!”
@KibianYT added: “Hope we will hold watch you race man, you deserve it and you’re a distinctive expertise on the grid. Good luck Lucas.”
What’s the F1 Sim Racing World Championship?
The F1 Esports Sequence, is an expert esports championship organised by Formulation One, the place sim racers compete utilizing the official F1 online game.
Every of the ten groups on the F1 grid has its personal esports staff, together with McLaren Shadow, Mercedes, Ferrari and Purple Bull.
They drive on circuits used within the F1 calendar together with Monaco and Silverstone, utilizing superior racing simulators.
The collection crowns drivers’ and constructors’ champions, with races broadcast dwell on Twitch and YouTube.
In 2025, Jarno Opmeer clinched his third drivers’ title, with Purple Bull clinching the constructors’ title.
Dutch sim racer Opmeer has competed in actual motorsport classes and was a protege of the Renault, now often known as Alpine Formulation One staff.
Kieran Lynch is an esports journalist who writes about a number of video games together with EA Sports activities FC 25, Name of Obligation, Rainbox Six Siege, and extra. He beforehand labored as a sports activities journalist for MailOnline.
