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Bragging rights aplenty will be on offer when Andre Heimgartner steps into a virtual Formula One car and the world of e-sports

Bragging rights aplenty will be on offer when Andre Heimgartner steps into a virtual Formula One car and the world of e-sports

5 April 2020

The kiwi Supercars driver will man a simulator in a virtual e-series race for Renault at Melbourne's Albert Park tomorrow morning.

There are also a number of current F1 drivers involved, including Charles Leclerc , Alex Albon, Lando Norris, George Russell and Nicholas Latifi .

English cricketer Ben Stokes is one of a number of celebrities involved and Heimgartner says it'd be embarrassing to lose to him.

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