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F1's Norris and Real Madrid's Courtois go head-to-head in esports during shutdown

The Australian Grand Prix may have been cancelled but McLaren driver Lando Norris was still racing on the Albert Park Circuit. But instead of pitting his wits against Lewis Hamilton et al, he found himself trying to overtake Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois. That is because Norris was one of several sports stars taking part in esports to fill the void created by the mass postponement of sport this weekend because of the coronavirus. Norris, Courtois and Formula E driver Stoffel Vandoorne took on esports professionals and Youtube stars in a virtual Australian Grand Prix on Sunday. "Esports is a very fast growing and exciting industry and what we wanted to do this weekend is put...
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