George Russell may be taking a much-needed rest and relaxation from real-world racing, but he continues to win off the track with an exciting victory at the inaugural iRacing Esports Sim Challenge.
This time; however, he wasn’t in the driver’s seat.
Instead, the Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula 1 star took on a similar role to his boss, Toto Wolff, by coaching a squad of sim racers to a championship earlier this month at the event in London.
Team Russell took on fellow Mercedes Esports teammate, two-time F1 Esports Series Pro champion, Jarno Opmeer – who also guided a group of drivers.
The challenge featured both teams racing against each other virtually around Silverstone. Ultimately, Team Russell—consisting of Scott Tuffey, Dominic Roberts, Lewis Bickers and Drew McDevitt—emerged as the champions.
The winners will be invited to take part in a Mercedes-AMG F1 factory tour, which includes a simulator experience in Brackley.
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