How Can Sim Time Beat Track Time?

How Can Sim Time Beat Track Time?

In modern motorsport, speed isn't just measured in seconds per lap — it's measured in how fast you can develop, adapt, and respond. At Virtex, we believe real-world performance starts in the virtual world. With our F1-grade simulator technology and expertise, racing teams can now iterate up to five times faster than traditional track testing allows and do it smarter.

A track day is still special — and it always will be. There’s a feeling to it that purists rightly value. But it also demands serious resources: a transporter, spare parts, tyres, a full crew, and often several days blocked off for travel, setup, and teardown. Teams must work around circuit availability, weather windows, noise restrictions, and regulatory constraints. It’s expensive, time-consuming, and often subject to variables no one can control. That’s why simulation doesn’t replace track testing — it complements it. And yes, it turns out performance prep can be efficient and rewarding.

Simulator work, by contrast, simplifies the process. At Virtex, a driver can walk into the facility with their engineer, plug into a vehicle model tailored to their category, and start testing in a matter of minutes. Once the vehicle model is mature — developed and validated together with the team or constructor — the session becomes fully productive from the first lap. Need to trial five setups in a row? No problem. Want to test a setup from Spa and see how it behaves at another high-speed circuit, like Suzuka? Just load the track. No delays, no freight, no red flags.

Our simulators aren’t just realistic — they’re deeply efficient. Powered by Dynisma’s high-fidelity motion platform and vehicle models developed with motorsport-grade engineering toolsets, they replicate on-track behaviour with extraordinary precision. That means every lap in the sim becomes a productive one: for drivers, for engineers and budget holders, for performance directors.

The advantage? You’re not waiting weeks for your next testing window. You’re solving problems, experimenting with strategy, and accelerating driver adaptation — all from a controlled environment at Spa-Francorchamps.

At Virtex, we’re not replacing the track. We’re making every second between track days count.