Gregory Ballati

Engineer for Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Esports Team

[Gregory Ballati @GregDarn]

Surprise 😁
I will be the Team Manager & Engineer for @F1Esports Event 3 for @HaasF1Team
It has been a good 1 and half month of preparation and I can't wait to see how it will go !
Thanks to @r8gesports @SamuelLibeert @Thibault_Larue
And everyone in the team for the opportunity

[Thomas Ronhaar @ThomasRonhaar1]

Today i will be leaving r8g esports.
4 years being with them has been very special and I will always appreciate I got given the chance to compete for the 1st time in 2022.

I want to thank the whole team for their support throughout the years, and I wish them all the best ❤️

[Julian Klaffenböck @Julian_K94]

Happy to walk away with a point today!
We know in which areas we need to work on and I can’t wait to be back soon to go for more!
Great job from @ThomasRonhaar1 for scoring valuable points for the team and we will make sure to be back stronger for the next event!

[Julian Klaffenböck @Julian_K94]

First day done and happy to get some decent points!
Put the laps together in quali and got p4!
We knew we had the chance to score big points in the race but we played it safe with the strategy and took p7!
@GregDarn

[Thomas Ronhaar @ThomasRonhaar1]

@GregDarn

[Thibault Cazaubon @ThibCazaubon]

Ahead of the first @vcoesports ERL round, we're driving a special game.. 👀

[Gregory Ballati @GregDarn]

@RishanJacobs Happy birthday 🎉

[Gregory Ballati @GregDarn]

24 🎉

[Joris @Jjoriss7]

First race of this season and very happy with the p5. Qualifying and race were well done. Thanks for engineering @TylerK_F1 @Aziibou @HaasF1Team @r8gesports

[Kylian_19 @KylianDrumont]

After two months of intensive qualifying, I am honoured to announce that I have qualified for the Nations Cup by finishing first in Europe🇪🇺
I am very happy for myself, but even more so for my teammates at Vitality, where all three of us qualified in the top four!
@TeamVitality

[Danny Engels | VITALITY @dannyengelz]

This one is close to my heart and I saw “leaks” about Marcell, Jiri, Erhan and Thibault being kicked.

I appreciate their trust while sim racing is in a tough place. The genre has so much potential, is the closest it can be to real life sports and offers such unique experiences.

[Team Vitality 🐝 @TeamVitality]

Our Future in Simracing

[Gregory Ballati @GregDarn]

@TylerK_F1 @r8gesports

[Killian Bourien™ @killianbourien]

24H Daytona 2026
w/ @GregDarn @GuilMauv @Tristan_drbc @Borisz__
@vroom_tm 🦆

[Thom @TheTHOMB]

Today I announce that after more than 4,5 years, I leave Alpine Sim Racing and my ambassador role at the end of 2025.

8th April 2021, the day I became an Alpine Sim Racing ambassador. A passionate team of sim racers banded together to revolutionise content creation in esports, motorsports and Formula 1; I couldn’t be prouder of everything we have achieved together, so here are (only) a few of the many highlights together.

2021
The beginning. I joined the Alpine Sim Racing series as a special guest driver, spent time at HQ in Limoges filming a Day in the Life of an F1 Esports Driver, and did my first-ever commentary over Esteban Ocon sim racing in Paris.

2022
From racing to presenting and commentating. Alpine proved sim racers can do more by putting me in Kimi Räikkönen’s 2012 Abu Dhabi GP–winning Lotus E20 with zero real-life experience (still unreal). I raced Esteban Ocon 1v1 (and rear-ended him lol), discovered the charity SpecialEffect, attended the Hungarian GP as a paddock guest, and featured as an expert on Prime Video’s E-Game ON in Canada and the USA—driving a real F4 car.

2023
A year of firsts: the first live IRL stream at the Alpine A523 F1 car launch (with my own “Twitcher office”), content creation at the Enstone factory, and becoming Jack Doohan’s “passenger princess” in an Alpine A110. I also attended the Belgian GP with Alpine Cars BELUX, overlooking Eau Rouge.

2024
Another first: IRL live streaming from the 24 Hours of Le Mans. With a streaming backpack and Harvey (part time cameraman, full time Alpine Sim Racing boss), we hit the track, interviewed fans, and stood on the grid pre-race. I also enjoyed an Alpine A110S track day and returned to the Belgian GP.

2025
Supporting Alpine Sim Racing at the F1 Sim Racing events in Sweden while creating content—marking the end of an unforgettable partnership and my time as an Alpine Sim Racing ambassador.

I am beyond grateful for everything I’ve been able to do and the incredible people I’ve met during my time as an Alpine Sim Racing ambassador. It’s the end of an era, but the start of a new one. Merci pour tout, Alpine.

[R8G eSports @r8gesports]

R8G aux @nocoracingteam 24 Heures @Telethon_France !!! Objectif exploser la cagnotte ➡️https://t.co/FiG8yNAvpC #telethon2025 #r8g #romaingrosjean

[Sonic the Hedgehog @sonic_hedgehog]

SENNA FOREVER 🏎️🏁

As part of the celebration of an incredible story, a replica of the legendary 1993 trophy lifted by Ayrton Senna will be available at our booth during the Interlagos Grand Prix, check out the creation process! 🏆

[R8G eSports @r8gesports]

GG Boyz! (1)

[Gregory Ballati @GregDarn]

Not tweeting a lot about @PremierSimGL but so happy for @Jjoriss7 & @PSR_SaV tonight and the guys :D

[Gregory Ballati @GregDarn]

@Can_Akinci_34 Optimus Prime gettin denied his p1

[Corse-Matin @Corse_Matin]

Le jeune Ajaccien, Gregory Ballati, est team manager de l'écurie virtuelle de Romain Grosjean, l'ancien pilote français de Formule 1 https://t.co/KWNBv009CZ