After a series of speculative posts from popular dataminers, the Formula 1 and Fortnite collaboration has been officially announced. The biggest motorsport in the world is coming to Fortnite and is bringing a plethora of skins, emotes, and other cosmetics to the game. In this article, we will explore everything we know so far about the highly anticipated collaboration.
Fortnite is no stranger to monumental collaborations, but this sets new heights for the game. Formula 1 is one of the most expensive sports in the world, and for them to collaborate with a video game speaks volumes for the effort Epic puts into Fortnite for pushing content. The initial announcement has revealed a few key takeaways, and we will try to decode what is coming with this collaboration.
When does the Fortnite F1 event go live?
Epic has confirmed it will go live on Thursday, Nov. 20, at 7 p.m. ET, post which players get the skins and other cosmetics from the store. Without any hints, we can only assume that players will have to purchase said skins for them to be able to use them.
From the trailer, we can tell that no F1 Driver has been turned into a skin, but popular Race Teams will have a generic model wearing their racing suit as a skin. Below is the list of teams that were spotted in the announcement video.
If previous collaborations are to be looked at, Lewis Hamilton has been a part of Fortnite for a considerable amount of time, and many have hinted that the developers might bring him back during this event without directly involving him as a part of the collab.
From all that has been revealed in the video, no superstar drivers will be coming to the game, and the F1 theme will be limited to kits, pickaxes, and gliders, but are there any surprises that Epic has yet to reveal? Find out on 20th November,