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McLaren launches eSports contest for F1 simulator role
McLaren is to offer a job as a Formula 1 simulator driver to the winner of a radical new eSports competition it has launched in conjunction with renowned gaming company Logitech. The Woking-based team revealed details of its ambitious plan to find the ‘World’s Fastest Gamer’ on Thursday as it became the first F1 team to venture into such digital territory. McLaren executive director Zak Brown said: “This is a hugely exciting opportunity – not only within the gaming industry, but for everyone at McLaren and motorsport in general. We’ve long witnessed the growth of online sports gaming, and, right now, the parallels between the real and the virtual worlds have never been closer....
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