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(Motorsport-Total.com) – Formula 1 driver Lando Norris took part in the first competition of the new e-sports racing series on Sunday – the Veloce Authentic Series presented in cooperation with Motorsport Games – enforced.

E-Sport: Lando Norris im Simulator

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Lando Norris played his sim racing routine in the virtual Silverstone Zoom Gain

Norris, an experienced sim racer, dominated the first of two races on the virtual Silverstone Circuit against a large number of driver colleagues from the international motorsport scene and the one or the other e-sports professional.

Based on iRacing, the dangers were not with Formula 1 cars, but with touring cars. Race 1 went over a distance of 25 minutes and this particular Norris from the Pole-Command started confidently. As the winner, McLaren's Formula 1 driver had a ten-second advantage over his first pursuer.

At Ed Jones, domestic technology is on strike

Second came James Stanley 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, the world's fastest gamer 2019, to the finish. Ex-IndyCar driver Ed Jones initially held second place for a long time. But the British-born Brit, who is registered for 2020 in the DTM, had to deal with problems say goodbye to his home cyber web connection.

E-Sport: Veloce-Pro-Series in Silverstone

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Ed Jones was at the front for a long time, but then the cyber web went on strike … Zoom Gain

While Stanley 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley finished second, Sacha Fenestraz, the champion of the Japanese Formula 3 championship, took part 2019, third place. He was only pushed out of second place in the penultimate round by Stanley 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley.

In the fight for P3, Fenestraz managed to keep the new Formula 1 test driver in the last lap Haas, Louis Deletraz, just a short distance away. Formula 5 driver Ryan Tveter completed the High 5.

Martin Kodric wins in race two

The second race of the day went on 15 minutes, with the high 10 of the grid in reverse order des High – 10 – results from Race 1 were made.

So the British long distance veteran Harry Tincknell started from the Pole-Command. Next to him he had the young Croatian Martin Kodric, who joined the 12 Hours from Bathurst in Australia on P8.


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Kodric dominated the second race in a similar way to Norris in first race was successful. Meanwhile, Norris, Stanley 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley and Stoffel Vandoorne were involved in a close fight in the second round in the first round. Both Stanley 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley and Vandoorne turned, Norris came close.

While Kodric drove to victory, Norris made it to P2 after shortly before the end at Fenestraz had passed. As in the first race, Fenestraz finished third – again ahead of Deletraz, who finished fourth again.

Turkish e-sports professional Cem Bolukbasi finished fifth ahead of the current Formula E championship leader Antonio Felix da Costa. The latter showed a strong drive through the field, because it had only started from P 22 .

Program for the coming weeks is

on Next weekend there will be the second edition of the # NotTheGP series of the Veloce series. The program is a virtual replacement for the failed Formula 1 Broad Prix of Vietnam in Hanoi. Like the #NotTheBahGP last weekend, this e-sports race will be back at de.motorsport.com .

In future, the Veloce Authentic Series will always alternate with the # NotTheGP series of the Veloce Series.

Whenever it is a weekend on which Formula 1 should have been driving, there are e-sports races of the #NotTheGP series on the virtual variant of the respective racetrack.

There are e-sports races of the Veloce Authentic Series on all other weekends, although the routes have not yet been determined.

Further information on e-sports and sim Racing is available at Motorsport Games .


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