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GEORGE RUSSELL

ON WINNING THE VIRTUAL MONACO GP:

When I compete I want to win. I’m not turning up to make up the numbers, I’m there to win. I had the opportunity to win in the virtual world so I’ve given it my all. I’d forgotten what a buzz winning is, especially when you’re fighting at the front with the top guys. Charles [Leclerc] and Alex [Albon] aren’t just sitting at home, then turning the computer on 10 minutes before the race starts.

ON WHAT NIKI LAUDA WOULD HAVE MADE OF ESPORTS:

He’d probably have thought it was a load of rubbish. But Niki was an incredibly intelligent man, and he understood

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