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Alexander Albon brakes simulator king Charles Leclerc

Hot duel in Interlagos

In the real racing driver life in the fast lane, virtually a virtuoso – and (almost) unbeatable: Charles Leclerc, king of sim racers and hopefuls of thousands of Tifosi, also shows his exceptional talent during the Formula 1 forced break. At the Virtual Grand Prix in Brazil, however, the Ferrari driver was beaten by Alex Albon in the Red Bull after a nerve-racking duel with umpteen overtaking maneuvers. Because of a 3-second penalty, Leclerc ended up in third place behind Williams man George Russell.

Debutant David Schumacher (Racing Point) pulled out of the affair with respect. The son of ex-F1 driver Ralf Schumacher finished eleventh in Interlagos.

The entire simulator spectacle is available in full length at the re-live.

“I have to get back into the race car”

“If I get another invitation, I would like to take part again. It was great fun,” said David Schumacher after the Samba simulation at RTL.de.

In the long run, however, the virtual world cannot replace real racing. “I absolutely have to get back into the race car. I can’t wait for it. I’m extremely bored,” said the 18-year-old, presenting a trembling hand as’ proof ‘:’ I heard that it was starting again in Austria. That would be natural great – right on the doorstep, I could comfortably drive there by car. “

Barcelona next stop

The Grands Prix of the virtual series always take place on Sundays on which, according to the original planning, a racing Sunday would have been real. This time, the motorsport premier class would have returned to Zandvoort.

However, the circuit in the Netherlands is not one of the racetracks of the Formula 1 game of 2019, in which the pilots compete from home in their own racing simulators. The virtual premier class will be guest in Barcelona next Sunday – live on RTL.de!

A statement by Brazil winner Albon makes it clear that the virtual races definitely demand the F1 cracks: “I was trembling afterwards, I had so much adrenaline in my body. I’m more afraid to drive the simulator than the real car The pressure was incredible, “said the Red Bull pilot after his simulator battle with Leclerc.

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