19 May 2026
We are excited to announce that Megan Bruce is the latest driver to join FPZERO Simulators as a brand ambassador, ahead of her 2026 F1 ACADEMY campaign with TAG Heuer.
The British driver races under the TAG Heuer banner as an F1 ACADEMY Official Partner driver, with the car run by Campos Racing alongside team-mates Alisha Palmowski and Rafaela Ferreira. F1 ACADEMY is the all-female single-seater championship that runs in support of the Formula 1 World Championship, and 2026 is Megan's first full season on the grid. She earned the seat after a one-off substitute appearance at the 2025 Singapore Grand Prix supporting round - a late call-up that put her on an F1 ACADEMY grid for the first time. Her opening round of the 2026 season in Shanghai saw her run from P14 to P9 in the feature race, putting her in a strong position for the season ahead.
Unlike many of the drivers around her, Megan's career so far has been short, with this being her third season of racing. She started competitive racing in 2023 in the Caterham Academy, taking her first podium after five races. The season was a learning year with engineering and driving as she built the car herself. In 2024 she stepped up to the GB4 Championship with nine top-10 finishes, and added single-seater mileage in 2025 returning to GB4 and competing in the F4 Saudi Arabian Championship.
Megan's home simulator
Megan is not new to simulators - she has trained at home on a simulator throughout her career so far with a consumer-grade Fanatec setup. Recognising the need for a more realistic solution, she partners with FPZERO for her 2026 programme with the Clubsport Advanced Simulator. Transitioning from consumer-grade to professional-grade equipment will give her the best opportunity to train at home.
The simulator is built around a Simucube 3 direct drive steering motor, tuned by FPZERO's F1 development drivers to match the force profile Megan sees in the car. The Heusinkveld Sprint pedals allow her to replicate a the same feel she has in the real car to train the muscle memory to build consistency and outright pace. Together with the team simulator she uses at Campos Racing, it gives her a continuous training programme between rounds - learning new circuits ahead of a race weekend, practicing qualifying runs, race starts, set-up familiarisation, and the reps that aren't possible in a championship that has restricted testing.
FPZERO designs and builds the same class of simulator used at the professional end of motorsport. The Clubsport Advanced is that instrument, scaled for a driver to train at home; developed, built and supported by the team who made it.
The 2026 F1 ACADEMY season
The 2026 F1 ACADEMY calendar comprises six rounds, all running in support of the Formula 1 World Championship.
- Round 1 — Shanghai, China — 13-15 March 2026
- Round 2 — Montreal, Canada — 22-24 May 2026
- Round 3 — Silverstone, United Kingdom — 3-5 July 2026
- Round 4 — Zandvoort, Netherlands — 21-23 August 2026
- Round 5 — Austin, United States — 23-25 October 2026
- Round 6 — Las Vegas, United States — 19-21 November 2026
Megan scored her first F1 ACADEMY points at the season opener in Shanghai. Her home round at Silverstone in July is next on the UK calendar after Montreal.
Find out more about Megan and her racing journey at meganbruceracing.com and watch his simulator content on social media channels - Instagram, Facebook, TikTok.
"Megan is going head to head with some of the best female racing drivers in the F1 ACADEMY, despite only racing for three years. We're excited to be supporting her in this new challenge racing with TAG Heuer and supporting the Formula 1. She's already shown her potential, and we're certain that her new simulator will really benefit her in the 2026 F1 ACADEMY season."
James Robinson, founder of FPZERO Simulators
“Having a simulator that feels like the real car is crucial for my off-track training, as it allows me to test different things and arrive at each circuit fully prepared for the race weekend ahead, especially as we only get one free practice before qualifying. I now use the FPZERO Clubsport Advanced simulator, which FPZERO set up and installed for me. Their expertise has been great, and the simulator was personalised specifically for me, which is really important.”
Megan Bruce
