Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-33869270-20180710034727/@comment-28169398-20180711204704

What all you old-timers are missing is that the lower divisions, even in Karting cost more and more each year, and teams are going to look for ways to identify talent without having to operate extensive sponsor programs.

As the E-sports programs identify more talent, people like Lucas Ordóñez and Jann Mardenborough, teams are going to spend less money on maintaining the support race and junior class series. They will identify virtual talent, do physical tests and only when they pass, will they get put into a car.

And just because you can't see it doesn't mean that team principles aren't moving directly in that direction. Even Fernando Alonso has started his own team. https://www.autosport.com/gaming/news/133227/alonso-launches-his-own-esports-team