Ferrari launches Virtual Racing Academy

By AK on 13.09.2010

Ferrari Virtual Academy Ferrari has launched an online simulator for PCs developed in coordination with Fernando Alonso, Felipe Massa and Giancarlo Fisichella. The development of the simulator took over 12,000 hours and is now available for download at a cost of €14.90 at ferrarivirtualacademy.com

The first course is the Fiorano circuit and players from around the world can compete against each other in Ferrari F10 Formula One race cars. Two more tracks(Mugello and Nürburgring) will be made available at €9.90.

Lap times are already up and the highest ranking virtual drivers will be rewarded with Ferrari products every week. At the end of the tournament, following the regulation of the competitions, the 5 drivers ranked as fastest will win a trip to Maranello, the heart of Ferrari. They will pass through the gates of Fiorano and take part in the exclusive Ferrari Driver Academy course, personally aided by the exceptional tutors of the Racing Department.

Minimum compatibility requirements:

- Operating System: Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7 32/64-bit
- Processor: XP: 1.8 GHz or higher; Vista/Seven: 2.4 GHz or higher
- Memory: XP: 1 GB; Vista/Seven: 2 GB
- Video Card: GeForce 6800 GT* or higher / ATI 9800 PRO* or higher
- Space on disk: 1 GB
- DirectX: DirectX 9.0c
- Internet Connection: modem/ADSL
- Input: keyboard, mouse, joypad, joystick, steering wheel/pedals, configuration of multiple controllers with at least 2 analogue axes
- Compatible with: Nvidia 3D Vision; Track IR Enhanced; Matrox TripleHead2Go