© Tom Morley2026 F1 Sim Racing Championship - Event 2 ReportClimbing to P6 in Championship After Strong Start to the Season!
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Across races in Saudi Arabia, Spain and Great Britain, the team showed growing consistency and continued its climb up the Teams’ Championship standings.
Racing Bulls immediately looked competitive around the fast streets of Jeddah, with both drivers progressing into Q3 qualifying.
Ozyildirim lined up P4 on the grid, while teammate Tom Manley qualified P8.
Manley was running strongly inside the points throughout the race before the late-race game lag dropped him down the order. Despite the setback, he still secured a solid P6 finish.
At the front, Ozyildirim executed an aggressive early strategy, pitting early in an attempt to undercut the leaders before spending much of the closing stages heavily managing tyre wear.
“It was a really hard race for me,” explained Ozyildirim after the podium finish.
“I pitted really early in the race to get some type of undercut. I went into the lead, but I had to save tyres, so I had to let Otis go to try and save tyres.”
“It was really hard in the end, as I had bad tyres, but I made it to the finish line, so I’m really happy with the podium.”
Ozyildirim eventually crossed the line in P3, securing his second career F1 Sim Racing podium and his second podium in just four races this season.
The result helped Racing Bulls continue building momentum in the Teams’ Championship standings.
Ulas Hitting The Track© Tom Morley
For the Spanish round, Racing Bulls rotated drivers once again, with Törmälä stepping in for Ozyildirim alongside Manley.
Qualifying proved difficult, leaving the pair starting P9 and P14 respectively. However, both drivers avoided heavy incidents at Turn 1 and steadily worked their way into points-paying positions.
Late-race chaos at the front of the field dramatically reshuffled the order, although Racing Bulls successfully avoided penalties during the post-race investigations.
The final classification awarded Törmälä P9 and Manley P10, securing another double points finish for the team.
Deadly Nose Cone© Tom Morley
Returning for the final race of the event, Ozyildirim continued his excellent qualifying form by securing P3 on the grid at Silverstone.
Rain throughout the race limited overtaking opportunities and created a tense strategic battle. Ozyildirim remained inside the podium positions for most of the race before Red Bull Racing’s Frederik Rasmussen eventually moved ahead in the closing laps.
Ozyildirim finished P4, narrowly missing out on another podium, while Manley recovered from a difficult qualifying session to finish P13.
The Masterminds Behind The Strategies© Tom Morley
- Team Standings: P6 - 56 points
- Ulas Ozyildirim: P6 – 45 points
- Tom Manley: P15 – 9 points
- Joni Törmälä: P19 – 2 points
After two events, Racing Bulls had climbed two places in the Teams’ Championship standings with a 38-point gain across the weekend, establishing themselves as regular points contenders in the 2026 F1 Sim Racing World Championship.
Getting Set With Yugo© Tom Morley
