Sim Lab teams up with Mercedes to showcase a new $2,500 F1 sim-racing steering wheel

It seems like a damaged document to maintain saying there’s a lot happening proper now within the simulation world. Be it racing sims or flight sims, the velocity at which we’re getting improbable new sim peripherals coming to market is de facto thrilling.

Sim Lab is an organization we haven’t lined as but however that modifications at this time with the unveiling of its officially licensed Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS System One Group Sim Racing Steering Wheel, with the corporate saying, “Nothing has been spared to make this wheel as genuine as potential, with its sole goal of being the most effective sim racing steering wheel in the marketplace.”

It does include a worth to match, coming in at slightly below $2,500/£2,300 so you must be a severe race simmer to even be taking a look at this, however whether it is inside your price range you’re going to get your arms on a reproduction as near what Lewis Hamilton and George Russell have been driving with – albeit in your bed room on an workplace chair. You possibly can’t do higher than this, particularly if you’re enjoying the new season of F1 24.

With a 280mm diameter and weighing simply 1240 grams, you possibly can simply use the show on the wheel with race administration software program corresponding to SImHub and Race Director – Sim Lab’s personal software program.

As you possibly can see from the picture above, the wheel appears to be like as sensible because it will get. Excessive-quality sim wheels actually include a premium price however some firms are attempting to get the worth down and we can be taking a look at a brand new providing from Moza Racing within the coming weeks too.

Sim Lab System 1 wheel Options

• 14 Button inputs
• 9 Rotary switches
• Mono shifter paddle
• Single throw clutch with replaceable finger cup and adjustable journey
• 2x rear mounted buttons (magic buttons)
• Absolutely customizable with RaceDirector®
• Detachable USB connector for future improve risk to pass-through fast releases
• Hand constructed – count on minute variations in every wheel relating to weaves and weight of the carbon fiber
• 2 varieties of sticker units included of your most popular driver