Félix da Costa and Monteiro become ambassadors for DRIVECLUB on PlayStation®4

António Félix da Costa and Tiago Monteiro have become ambassadors of the brand new game DRIVECLUB for PlayStation®4, which will officially go on sale on October 8. The two Portuguese drivers didn’t hesitate in joining one of the most anticipated games of the year, which promises to set the bar even higher for fans of realistic video games.

In DRIVECLUB every detail of racing has been reproduced with great precision, the same precision that Antonio and Tiago demonstrate behind the wheel of their race cars. Tiago Monteiro said “a few years ago, I was connected to PlayStation when I was racing in Formula 1 and now it is a great pleasure to meet this new family. I accepted the invitation without hesitation because I am passionate about PlayStation and I know that through DRIVECLUB, I will be even closer to my fans.”

Tiago and Antonio are accustomed to working in a highly competitive environment and DRIVECLUB depicts this same struggle for excellence. The new PlayStation®4 game offers a level of competition between teams that has never been seen before while being behind the wheel of the most diverse and powerful cars in the world at the same time. Each team is composed of 6 members and Tiago Monteiro and António Félix da Costa will have their own DRIVECLUB teams where they will invite fans to come and compete with them

As Antonio Felix da Costa explains, “I have played the PlayStation since childhood, I’m born to play the PlayStation, so this invitation is a great privilege for me. Having our own team in DRIVECLUB is uniquely attractive in terms of the game’s history. I am already looking for my new teammates and I can’t wait for DRIVECLUB to be officially released on October 8. I am eager to face Tiago’s team and the entire online community.”

The two friends will be driving their own cars, ready to meet the challenges that will be offered within their teams. In addition to being ambassadors of the game for the duration of the promotional campaign, which will soon be aired on television, Antonio Felix da Costa and Tiago Monteiro will be the headliners for the advancement of DRIVECLUB in Portugal.

António Félix da Costa is an official BMW DTM driver as well as a test and reserve driver for the reigning Formula One world champions, Infiniti Red Bull Racing. The 23 year old driver is also one of the great names of the new World Championship for electric cars, Formula E. Tiago Monteiro is the only Portuguese rider to have ever stood on the podium in Formula 1 and is one of the major players in the FIA World Touring Car Championship, the WTCC. The official Honda driver is currently sits in 4th place in the 2014 driver’s championship.