{"id":6095,"date":"2018-11-18T23:54:01","date_gmt":"2018-11-18T23:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=6095"},"modified":"2018-11-18T23:54:42","modified_gmt":"2018-11-18T23:54:42","slug":"brendon-leigh-clinches-formula-1-esport-title-mercedes-the-top-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/brendon-leigh-clinches-formula-1-esport-title-mercedes-the-top-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Brendon Leigh clinches Formula 1 eSport title, Mercedes the top team"},"content":{"rendered":"

UK phenom Brendon Leigh has clinched the 2018 Formula 1 eSport title, helping Mercedes clinch the inaugural team title in the process.<\/p>\n

Leigh, 19, was dominant in the final round of the season, winning two of the four races held at London’s Gfinity Arena.<\/p>\n

The win capped a wonderful year for Mercedes, which also celebrated victory in the real Formula One season<\/p>\n

Leigh’s Mercedes team mate Daniel Bereznay was crucial in helping clinch the team crown, finishing second behind Leigh, clinching the title before a double-points final race that could have proved dangerous.<\/p>\n

Leigh was ecstatic following the victory \u2014 Mercedes took the top prize of $50,000, while second-placed Toro Rosso took home $40,000 and third-placed Sauber won $34,000.<\/p>\n