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Renault F1 Announces Its Virtual Lineup Ahead of the Race

Published 03/22/2020, 10:06 AM EDT

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During this repression period, F1 had to delay its first seven races. To fill this hole in the schedule, they have chosen to dispatch the F1 Esports Virtual Grand Prix Series.

F1 fans will have the option to attend two distinct races played on the PC variant of F1 2019 today.

The “Not the Aus GP”, united about 400,000 fans a week ago. The “Not The Bah GP” presented by the Veloce Esports will begin tonight. It will see F1 drivers contend with a plethora of stars. Like, Thibaut Courtois and Ian Poulter, yet in addition to the “sim racers”.

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Members will initially play qualifying before contending twice on the Sakhir circuit, 25% of the distance from the genuine Bahrain Grand Prix.

The Bahrain Virtual GP which will at that point occur will likewise be played on the Sakhir circuit, however over half of the genuine distance of the Bahrain Grand Prix, with 28 laps. On its site, Formula 1 indicates that this subsequent occasion should last 1 hour 30 minutes. It will have a qualification period where the positions on the grid will be resolved by the best lap time of the drivers.

Among the drivers present for this virtual GP, there will be Chris Hoy, a six-time Olympic victor in track cycling and race driver.

Renault F1 announces its line-up

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English golf star Ian Poulter is set to join the line-up of the Renault DP World F1 Team.

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He’ll be racing close by Renault’s tester Guanyu Zhou in the online race sorted out by F1 to fill the hole left by the wiping out of the initial seven rounds of the 2020 F1 season.

Like Zhou, Poulter will race remotely from his system. The pair will be facing 18 different racers formed of current F1 drivers, reserve drivers, junior individuals, and famous people.

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I love cars, I love Formula 1. I love everything about motorsport,” he told Sky Sports from his home in Florida. “It should be fun not just for me but viewerships around the world which are craving sports.

“We’d love to get back to normality in sport as soon as possible,” he added. “But if we can do it in a different format it will be quite fun for everyone to see.”

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Abhay Aggarwal is sports analyst at EssentiallySports. Having joined ES in early 2020, he has over 300 NASCAR, Formula 1, and Tennis articles to his name. Abhay has been an avid motorsports fan for over a decade, and he even attended the inaugural Indian Grand Prix in 2011.
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