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Verstappen sees useful F1 role for eSports sim racers

Red Bull's Max Verstappen sees the virtual and real worlds of F1 coming together as sim racers take on an active development role with the sport's teams. The Esports craze is ramping up big time and Formula 1 isn't missing out on the action with all of the sport's teams - with the exception of Ferrari - set to field their own virtual outfit in an upcoming championship. According to Verstappen - a diehard gamer in his own right when he's not racing in the real world - sim racers can benefit teams by undertaking extensive development work in an outfit's simulator. "F1 had been a bit behind in with esports so it’s good," the Dutchman told website WTF1. "I know a lot of...
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