Lotus F1 Team’s iRace experience is a once in a lifetime opportunity to experience the power, performance and technology of a real Formula One car.

The i-Race programme comprises three basic elements:

• iRace: experience driving a Formula One car and feel what it is like to be a Grand Prix driver for a day.
• iRace+: for the more experienced driver, the iRace+ package offers a similar programme as iRace with more drive time in the F1 car.
• iRace Formula Renault: a more economical alternative to iRace with guests able to experience a day’s driving Formula Renault single seaters.

All i-Race experiences are held at the Paul Ricard circuit in the south of France and include:

• Airport transfers, dinner & one nights accommodation
• Formula Renault 2.0 driving sessions
• Formula One car driving sessions*
• 2-seater Formula One passenger ride*
• Instruction and data analysis with Lotus F1 Team race engineers & telemetry analysis
• Race driver physiotherapy session
• End-of-day cocktails & gift pack

*Not included in iRace Formula Renault

For more information, contact iRace@lotusf1team.com

iRace Formula Renault allows guests to enjoy the benefits of iRace and actively experience driving a racing car. All drivers enjoy the same tuition, instruction and service that every other iRace participant does, with the Formula Renault 2.0 cars giving all drivers the race car thrill and sensation.

Upon arrival at the circuit, a track recce is completed followed by safety briefing with Lotus F1 Team instructors. Each guest is then fitted with their fully branded Lotus F1 Team suit, gloves, boots and helmet. After being briefed by engineers and learning the track, guests will experience the Formula Renault 2.0. The experience includes four 20-minute Formula Renault 2.0 sessions, two in the morning and two in the afternoon.

Following the enthralling experience behind the wheel, drivers can then examine their telemetry analysis with the team instructors. A physiotherapy session is also undertaken to help the body recover from the extreme pressure that is put on the body from race car driving and for that real racing driver experience.

The iRace+ package offers a similar programme as iRace with more F1 car driving time. iRace+ is for those drivers who already have experience in driving a racing car and therefore can maximise their time on track. However, due to the fact that some drivers may not be as used to the cars as others, the iRace instructors will still give a full safety briefing on the car and track.

In order to re-introduce race car driving, a short session is available in the Formula Renault 2.0 cars. The second and third sessions are then devoted to Formula One car driving. With less people and more time dedicated to driving the Formula One car, each driver has up to 4 laps available per session.

As always with iRace, a physiotherapy session is undertaken and telemetry data studied between and after sessions. Data can be compared between other iRace drivers as well as the teams race drivers, with improvements to technique subsequently made.