interview

Last year’s Gran Turismo Nations Cup vice champion Angel Inostroza was injured in a road traffic collision earlier this year. He is now in Barcelona for the GT World Finals to make his comeback – and agreed to tell his story in an interview with us. Image credit: Polyphony Digital The World...

Driving and winning for Ferrari is a dream of many. Chris Harteveld achieved this in his first season as part of the esports squad of the legendary Italian manufacturer - and the SRO Esports Sim Pro Series champion sat down for an interview with us. Image credit: Ferrari In the 2022 FIA...

After their 2021 debut with Circuit Superstars, Vancouver-based studio Original Fire Games is hard at work for the top-down racer’s sequel: Karting Superstars is set to launch this September, aiming to combine the world of karting with OFG’s signature style. We had the opportunity to sit down...

One of the big sim racing titles joining the market in the next year or so is GTRevival. We had a chat with the project’s leader, Ian Bell about the game and his team’s projects including the game’s development. Image credit: Straight4 Studios From the early 2000s working on ISI engine mods to...

Automobilista 2 is getting the long-awaited v1.5 update very soon, promising to take another big step forward - "possibly the biggest we have taken so far", says Renato Simioni, the founder of developer Reiza Studios. RaceDepartment has sat down with the AMS2 Lead Developer to chat about the new...

Over 21 years after the original, the wait for GeneRally 2 finally nears its end: The successor to the popular top-down racer is set to hit Steam Early Access in a week on May 30th - and RaceDepartment got the opportunity to talk about the game in a bit more detail with one of its creators...

Once again an exceptional guest joined us, this time the professional driver of the Williams e-sports team and well-known RD member, Tariq Gamil! It was a really nice time we had chatting with Tariq. It's not often that a simracer succeeds in becoming a professional driver, whether in e-sports...

We're back in the virtual studio, this time together with Chris Haye! Chris was kind enough to indulge us (and especially Paul, who was feeling particularly chatty) for a good couple of hours, during which we covered a variety of topics. We learned when and how Chris fell in love with...

We get to know the master modeller behind such creations as the Ferrari Testarossa, the Lamborghini Diablo SE30 Jota, the Porsche 911 (993) Turbo, the Honda S-800, the Veloce GTS-8, and many, many more (the list is astonishing). Alberto Daniel Russo, who goes by the name "A3DR" here on...

Let's get to know the physics guru behind the Lola T70 MkII, the 2007 Subaru Impreza WRX, the NFS Tournament cars and many, many more. Jason Coates, also known as Aphidgod, is one of those names that rings a bell in every simracer's ear. He has worked and collaborated on the creation of so many...

We sat down with Ali, head director of Race Sim Studio, to talk about the past, present and future of the team. "Race Sim Studio is a leading 3D modelling service specialising in the creation of vehicles for businesses, personal users, and driving simulators. The team combines the talents of...

Let’s get to know better the man behind superb mods like the Catherhams Seven, Roadster, Super Sprint and Academy (to name just a few) and the Singer Porsche 911. Going by the alias of Ben O’Bro, Ben is a beloved member of the RD community. If you don’t know him, maybe because you don’t go...