8 June 2026 15:30 (UTC) "We end the season knowing we have the pace and talent to fight at the front" F1 Media & Technology Centre, Monday, 8 June On 28 and 29 May, the fourth and final event of the 2026 F1 Sim Racing Championship took place at the F1 Media & Technology Centre in Biggin Hill. The McLaren F1 Sim Racing Team went into the final event placed P6 in the Championship, having experienced some challenging races despite a positive start to the season. However, with podium finishes for the team in Mexico and Abu Dhabi, the team finished the season with 42 more points to secure a P5 finish. Event Four included racing in Mexico, Brazil and Abu Dhabi, three circuits which played to Alfie Butcher and Jake Benham’s advantage. In the round of Mexico City, Alfie started from P5 on a Hard tyre, which he managed well right to the end. He led the race for the majority of the laps but was overtaken on the final lap by Ismael Fahssi of Ferrari, giving Alfie a P2 result. Jake finished the race in P13. For São Paulo, Jake started the race in P9 with a good chance for a points finish, but unfortunately, he suffered contact, causing him to spin and fall to P18. The race saw a powerful undercut that other teams were able to make use of to undercut Alfie, dropping him from P5 to P8, but still bringing good points for the team. Despite Qualifying P12 in Abu Dhabi for the final round, Jake impressed as he drove a clean race, avoiding various on-track battles as he made up 10 places to secure his second podium with McLaren. Alfie, unfortunately, got caught up in some of those battles, which saw him finish P9,