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Russell snatches Virtual GP win after Leclerc penalty
There was late drama in the Virtual Spanish GP as a last-gasp penalty for Charles Leclerc handed George Russell an unlikely victory over his F1 rival. The pair were battling throughout Sunday night's online race around Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya but it looked like Leclerc, the Ferrari star, was going to seal another eSports victory when Russell was handed a three-second time penalty for cutting corners. But as Russell tried to build a big enough gap over his rival, Leclerc was slapped with an identical penalty on the penultimate lap to give the young English driver his first Virtual GP triumph - in dramatic circumstances. "I'm ecstatic," said Russell, who impressed in his...
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