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Norris: Pagenoud got a bit ‘salty'

A virtual collision between McLaren’s Lando Norris and Indianapolis 500 winner Simon Pagenaud has triggered real controversy and highlighted how seriously drivers are taking their esports racing during the COVID-19 shutdown. While there is plenty of light-hearted fun in the digital world, with Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc playing Fortnite in a banana costume and racing trucks and lawnmowers from his simulator, the competitive spirit is for real. Norris, winner of last weekend’s IndyCar iRacing Challenge race on a virtual Circuit of the Americas, criticised Pagenaud on Saturday after they raced online at the famed Indianapolis Brickyard. The 20-year-old Briton had been leading with two...
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