It would appear that our members of parliament get even more ferocious in a driver’s seat rather than in the House of Commons as select Members of Parliament from across the political spectrum competed in their very own F1 2013 GRAND PRIX at the Houses of Parliament . Codemasters premiered the new F1 2013 game at Westminster Hall and invited politicians to race for the best lap time at Monza in the F1 2013 MPs’ GP.
Using the PC edition of F1 2013, the MPs experienced the full effect of racing an F1 car thanks to being strapped into a Vesaro advance simulation rig, complete with hydraulic movement and its “Buttkicker” tactile feedback system. With everyone’s eyes on the real-life lap time of 1’25.849 set by Lewis Hamilton at the F1 2013 at Monza, the MPs were eager to show their competitive side as Codemasters had them under starters orders for what proved to be an intense competition.
Taking pole position was Mark Spencer, Conservative, MP for Sherwood with a winning lap time of 1’40.012. Spencer alerted SkySports F1 in his celebratory tweet: “@SkySportsF1 Fastest F1 driver in parliament on the simulator! 1.40.012! #F12013 #MPsGP @Codemasters”
The second and third podium places went Gavin Barwell, Conservative, MP for Croydon Central with a best time of 1’43.207 and Karl McCartney, Conservative, MP for Lincoln, who came in just under one second later at 1’44.027.
The best time by a Labour MP was set up Gerry Sutcliffe, MP for Bradford South, but at 2:12.826 placed him in unlucky 13th position in the final standings.
The top 10 ten racers in the F1 2013 MPs’ Grand Prix were:
| POS | NAME | TIME | PARTY, CONSTITUANCY |
| 1 | Mark Spencer | 1.40.012 | Con, Sherwood |
| 2 | Gavin Barwell | 1.43.207 | Con, Croydon Central |
| 3 | Karl McCartney | 1.44.027 | Con, Lincoln |
| 4 | David Davies | 1.46.898 | Con, Monmouth |
| 5 | Tracey Crouch | 1.49.200 | Con, Chatham and Aylesford |
| 6 | Andrew Percy | 1.49.360 | Con, Brigg and Goole |
| 7 | Jeremy Wright | 1.52.032 | Con, Southam and Kenilworth |
| 8 | John Hemmings | 2.01.036 | Lib Dem, Birmingham Yardley |
| 9 | Andrew Bingham | 2.02.878 | Con, High Peak Derbyshire |
| 10 | Paul Uppal | 2.06.379 | Con, Wolverhampton SW |
Don’t have a parliamentary seat? Not to worry, you’ll be able to play F1 2013 from October 4th on your Xbox 360, PS3 and PC.
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