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F1 stars take part in virtual Australian GP

Following the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, which saw the cancellation of the 2020 Formula 1 season opener at Albert Park, leading eSports company Veloce eSports wanted to make sure fans still had something to look forward to, so hosted the race virtually instead. Veloce posed the idea to McLaren F1 Team‘s Lando Norris – which was dubbed ‘Not the Aus GP'. After he approved the idea, Formula E‘s Stoffel Vandoorne and also Mercedes-AMG Motorsport test driver Esteban Gutiérrez came on board with the project. Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibault Courtois also took part, demonstrating the wide-ranging appeal of eSports, alongside YouTubers Aarava and Tiametmarduk. Massive...
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