Esports: Verstappen to race in virtual Aussie Supercar series
Red Bull's Max Verstappen at the Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai April 12, 2019. — Reuters pic
With Formula One’s season stalled by the new coronavirus pandemic, and the March 15 opener in Melbourne called off after everyone had arrived, the 22-year-old Dutchman has kept busy online. “I’m looking forward to the race. It’s going to be a challenge as it’s not a car I’ve driven a lot on the sim, but they are pretty cool to watch in real life,” said Verstappen in a Red Bull preview.
Verstappen also looked forward to taking on friend and real life regular Shane van Gisbergen, whom he has nicknamed ‘Pastor’ in a reference to Venezuelan former F1 driver and frequent crasher Pastor Maldonado.Verstappen became Formula One’s youngest ever winner when he triumphed at the Circuit de Catalunya aged 18 in 2016. But, as New Zealander van Gisbergen reminded him, Maldonado took his only win there in 2010.
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