To be clear, I don’t care one iota if you want to buy this simulator or not.

The above is Seth’s headline, and I don’t think he stands to gain anything from you buying it, either.

I’m pretty sure he just wants to come around to your house and use it, but he’ll bring beer and pizza, which seems like a fair trade.

The Cranfield Simulation F1 Simulator is the sort of toy you see in the houses of multimillionaires, just before they take you on a tour of their private zoo, but it does look like one hell of a toy.

Chances are you’re not getting behind the wheel of an actual F1 car in your lifetime, so maybe this is the next best thing.

Here’s some information via the official site:

Our formula simulators are constructed around a composite single seater chassis formed from a real F1 mould. This positions the driver in the exact seating position as in a real formula car…

Coupled with our highly accurate and almost instantaneous g-cueing systems that we have supplied to F1 teams, the driving experience is representative of real life like no other simulator outside of the F1 industry…

The modular design allows the simulator to be upgraded at any time. Our graphics and state of the art physics software contains a large and constantly growing library of real world vehicles and circuits.

Grand, but what does this all mean?

Here’s Cranfield’s F1 Simulator promo video from late 2017:

If you have an excessive amount of time to waste, you’re welcome to watch the most popular review on YouTube, which stretches to almost 20 minutes:

A recent article on HiConsumption was full of praise for the simulator, too:

…though the bar was already set tremendously high in this sector, the UK’s Cranfield Simulations has just raised it several times over with its latest Formula One Simulator…

Inside, the cockpit is an exact replica of those found inside real F1 racers, with an extreme, laid-back driver’s quarters that boast a cutting-edge carbon fiber, multi-function steering wheel, full F1-style instrumentation setup, and top-shelf pedals from Heusinkveld. A massive trio of curved displays sits in front of the cutting-edge rig, providing an incredibly lifelike and immersive experience.

What’s the catch, you ask?

I refer back to the headline, and that price.

Now you can go for the ‘Motion = Designed for Advanced Entertainment’ option, which starts from £36 000 (around R780 000), but you’re better than that.

You’re rich, remember, which means we’re talking about the ‘Full Motion + G-Force PRO = Like No Other’ option.

The price starts from £129 000 (around R2,8 million), and you get the following:

You’re not a peasant, which means you’re adding those optional extras, too.

Go on, get your initials embroidered into the seat. Thattaboy.

Well done – now all of the neighbourhood dads will want to come hang out. You’re finally popular.

[sources:cranfield&hiconsumption]