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Why do F1 teams need simulators? - with Aston Martin's Stoffel Vandoorne

F1 Explains

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How to Be a Successful Esports Driver

"I started go-karting when I was about 12. Couldn't afford to go further, so I looked to sim racing," he says. "And then for the last four years, which is crazy, I've been driving for Red Bull and last year, I became the Formula 1 Sim test drivers for Red Bull Racing" He also reveals how his career came out of nowhere after being invited back into a team one day by an internal message.

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