Inside the MTC: McLaren's futuristic headquarters
A report from the home of one of the most famous teams in F1 history, the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking.
I build and produce projects across motorsport, esports and media. From planning and organisation to live television production, supporting video content and storytelling.
Live television and online broadcasts, event production, stream directing, and designing technical workflows.
End-to-end tournament management, from planning and logistics to community and partner coordination.
Audiovisual storytelling, features and montages, copywriting, broadcast graphics and social media.
Motorsport journalism from the world of F1 and WEC, reports, technical analyses, historical retrospectives and interviews.
Since 2014, I have helped build the most prestigious Czech-Slovak virtual racing championship in the role of co-founder. Over time we managed to popularise sim racing, which drew in Mercedes-Benz to become title partner from 2018. Another key turning point came in 2020, when the live broadcasts reached the screens of O2 TV Sport / Oneplay Sport.
Visit the official website →Full recordings of live broadcasts featuring not only the racing itself, but also the studio, the commentators, a complete range of supporting graphics and post-race interviews.
Video content was an important part of the production. Every race generated a series of short videos capturing the most interesting moments, emotional highlights, triumphs and disappointments. Promo videos and playful quizzes were part of the mix too.
Beyond video, static content mattered too. Carousels, photography and visual posts for new fans and the existing community alike.
COMMUNITY PROMO
A recruitment visual reaching out to potential new drivers and newcomers to sim racing.
NEWS
A news concept keeping fans informed about what is happening behind the scenes at Virtual GP.
EVENT
Races for the public and PRO drivers at the Mánes gallery as part of Mercedes-Benz Studio.
What began as Virtual GP grew into regular weekly broadcasts when it also moved to television. In 2020 the PROESPORT group was founded, specialising in complete turnkey production and organisation of esports leagues. The project was built on long-term cooperation with major partners, but it also encompassed charity and community projects and the creation of engaging social media content.
Recordings of live broadcasts for online and television platforms. They featured both static and mobile studios, rich graphic content and interviews with guests. From esports studio all the way to charity events.
A prestigious virtual rally championship backed by Toyota's Czech branch, which attracted the Czech eRallye elite. The series gradually grew from a short run of events into a full year-round championship.
It was not only about racing. The most prestigious Czech virtual football league was born here too. Competitors played in the studio under the cameras, capturing every important moment.
Over the summer, a special Wreckfest charity programme supported a young girl named Barča after a serious accident. More than CZK 125,000 was raised across four broadcasts.
Here too there was no shortage of supporting social media content. Fans got an absorbing look behind the scenes, at the competitors' emotions, and at experiences from events that bridged esports and real-world sport.
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The best from the Toyota Gazoo Racing Academy got behind the wheel of a real GR86 at the Brno circuit.
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Great action, serious skill, big emotions and the finest goals from the key clash of the season.
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A unique recording of a special stage with onboard footage from the driver's perspective, webcam included.
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A special promo for community fun races on the iRacing platform, complete with a prize to race for.
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SNAPSHOTS
Between races, fans could follow engaging highlight edits.
COMMUNITY RACES
Regular fun community races, with prizes on the line.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Presenting the new format ahead of the season.
NEWS
A graphic round-up of news from the world of virtual racing.
Before stepping into the world of production, I had been editing video since 2009. At first purely as a hobby, focused on Formula 1 and motorsport through the Ayrton01CZ channel. That is where I learned not only editing, but above all a feel for rhythm, the dynamics of sound and the telling of sporting stories. Those experiences laid firm foundations for my production workflow. I also made use of the EditStock editing school, which offers real projects and feedback from genuine industry professionals.
An edit charting the entire career of the seven-time F1 champion, with almost 3 million views. This was the pivotal video from 2012 that launched my career.
A retro edit devoted to the legendary turbo era of Formula 1 (Senna, Prost, Mansell, Piquet), with more than 1.3 million views. This one came later, drawing on experience from professional production.
An edit devoted to the career of Kimi Räikkönen, the 2007 world champion and one of the most distinctive drivers in modern Formula 1. One of the more recent videos on the channel.
A sample of editing outside the world of motorsport. An action film without a single line of dialogue. The entire story is told through image, rhythm and sound alone. An original edit from raw footage.
An original review for the TV gaming show RE-PLAY, driven by a passion for motorsport and racing games. Full production from scriptwriting and copywriting to final editing.
Part of The F1 Times video magazine (now Motorsport Week). Original production from a 2014 trip to Imola, Italy, for a memorial marking the 20th anniversary of the deaths of Ayrton Senna and Roland Ratzenberger.
EXCLUSIVE ACCESS
A report from the home of one of the most famous teams in F1 history, the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking.
INTERVIEW
A conversation with Porsche Penske Motorsport works drivers ahead of the season's biggest race.
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
An in-depth technical breakdown of how the hypercar was developed for the WEC championship.
FEATURE
A look at the shocking team switches that rewrote the history of motorsport's premier class.
REPORT
The dramatic course of a race weekend in the American series, and the unexpected complications along the way.
BEHIND THE SCENES
A look at the infrastructure behind Mercedes-Benz Virtual GP and the demands that live broadcasting on Oneplay Sport places on the production.
Life is about passions
This is the motto I live by. I live for motorsport and for the stories of the people trying to achieve something in it. I enjoy finding, capturing and passing their stories on, perhaps even as an inspiration to future generations.
For a long time, my greatest inspiration has been British television, particularly the BBC, which I consider one of the absolute peaks of sports storytelling. I am fascinated by its ability to show sporting achievement in a different light, above all from the perspective of the people behind it, and to let the viewer experience every emotion alongside them. That ability to place the viewer right at the heart of the story is what I consider the foundation of every project I take on.
We collaborated with Lukas on a video magazine project aimed at delivering the week's Formula One news in a bite-size package. We were hugely impressed with his editing skills, his ability to structure a video and the overall production values which made the end product look incredibly professional. As a company with very little experience creating video content, we found that Lukas not only produced and directed the content, but also helped to guide us through the entire process from start to finish. We received great feedback and were more than happy with Lukas' work. We couldn't have produced such a high-quality piece of work without his knowledge and creative mind.
I have had the pleasure of working alongside Lukas on various projects and admire his commitment and conviction. Lukas attacks every project in a very professional manner and has incredible attention to detail. He shares my artistic passion and appreciation of creativity. I know I can always count on him to be diligent with time and resources. He is a supportive team member who can also take hold of a project and run with it on his own.
I've been following Lukas' work for quite some time now and he always seems to catch the essence of F1 in the videos he makes. Always a pleasure to watch.
I came across Lukas' work back in 2012 and he is really someone who can make great videos exactly 'When words are not enough'. I met Lukas for the first time in 2014 at the beginning of the first season of Virtual GP. We immediately started collaborating, whether it was about ideas on how to improve the championship, or about racing and the future. It is very nice to work with him and he has good attention to detail. His videos are on an exceptional level in all areas. Lukas has great potential to achieve a lot and he is one of the most versatile people I have ever met in my life.