FERRARI racer Charles Leclerc and England cricket hero Ben Stokes are set to race in the F1 Virtual Grand Prix.
The seven opening races to the actual Formula One season have been either scrapped or postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, and F1 bosses are hosting a virtual Grand Prix to fill the void.
Charles Leclerc and England cricket hero Ben Stokes are set to race in the F1 Virtual Grand Prix
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Over 280,00 viewers watched a virtual Bahrain GP online last week which singer Liam Payne and golfer Ian Poulter took part in.
Formula 2 driver Guanyu Zhou took the chequered flag in the first online race.
And for the second instalment Stokes – who performed batting heroics for England in the World Cup and Ashes this year – will be joined by Ferrari racer Leclerc.
Stokes posted a picture online, with the caption: “Prep.” The race is played out on the official 2019 F1 video game.
The Sport’s Personality of The Year will be replacing Max Verstappen as Alex Albon’s Red Bull team-mate.
Leclerc, who enjoyed a superb debut season for Ferrari last season, also tweeted to confirm his involvement in the race.
He suggested his brother Arthur, a Ferrari junior, will too be in action as he uploaded a picture of them together with the caption: “First Race of the year coming up this week-end!
“I will do my first ever Virtual Race this week-end organised by @F1, and I like this line up.”
Meanwhile, British GP bosses say they will make a decision by the end of the month on whether the race goes ahead.
Silverstone chiefs say that they need time to get the circuit and the surrounding areas ready in time.
But with time ticking down to the July 19th race date, and with the number of coronavirus cases rising, Silverstone will have no choice but to make an early decision.
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Source: Motorsport - thesun.co.uk
