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F1's virtual world delivers racing fillip

Formula 1 did stage a Bahrain GP on Sunday - but not as you know it - as the sport offered fans some entertaining Esports escape to fill the current live racing void. On the same day the floodlit race should have taken place in the Sakhir desert before the wave of postponements amid the coronavirus pandemic, F1's teams were represented by a mix of current and former drivers, rising stars, and other celebrities as they raced against each other remotely on the F1 2019 PC game. There was chaos, there was carnage and, amid it all, plenty of competitiveness as the 20 drivers from various career backgrounds took to the virtual version of one of F1's most dramatic tracks. It delivered the unique...
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