Wales' first Esports world champion hopes win will open doors in Formula One Seeing the dragon flag on the top step of the podium, with a Welshman crowned world Formula One champion, may sound an unlikely fantasy. But it's one Otis Lawrence, 18, from Swansea, has achieved - albeit in F1 Esports. This isn't quite the world of Lando Norris and Max Verstappen but a professional programme promoted by Formula One, which involves young drivers using simulators with the official video game. Otis believes it has given him "another way" into the elitist world of motor sport which some feel you have to be a millionaire to participate in. Many successful drivers also use simulators - with some saying it gives them the chance to try new things and experiment. Otis not only became the first Welshman to win the title, but the youngest F1 Esports world champion in history. "You don't really see many Welsh people that are successful in motor sport these days," he said. "So I'm really proud to represent the country, it's super cool." What is F1 Sim Racing? F1 Sim Racing is a professional programme, promoted by Formula One using the Esports game. It was created in 2017 using the official video game to allow its community of gamers to have better engagement with the sport. More than 60,000 people tried to qualify for the finals in the first season, and these were watched by viewers from 123 countries. It has grown every year since. The overall prize money for the competition is $750,000 (£562,000), which is split between all the teams - depending on their finishing place. While Otis won the series, his team, Alpine, finished second overall, meaning they took home $107,000 (£80,000) to be split between members. He hopes it will "open