Sabelt brings genuine motorsport pedigree to sim racing with the S99, the cleanest aluminium profile cockpit we’ve reviewed. But is it worth paying a premium over what the established sim racing brands already offer? Sabelt shouldn’t need much introduction to anyone who has watched a car race. The brand has been part of the motorsport scene since 1972, making restraint systems and harnesses for the likes of Formula One and the World Rally Championship, and later moved into sports seats for OEMs such as Ferrari. It’s always good to see brands with real motorsport pedigree moving into sim racing, and in our opinion it legitimises the whole hobby a little more. The S99 is part of Sabelt’s GT-style S series, one of three models in its cockpit lineup. Aluminium profile cockpits are always a challenge to review, because they’re all trying to achieve much the same thing, and there’s only so much you can do with aluminium extrusion to create a unique product. So we judged the S99 on the three things we always look for in a profile rig: adjustability, expandability and rigidity. We won’t pretend otherwise: it’s very expensive. Cockpits that look pretty much equivalent on paper from