Is it time to buy a racing car simulator?

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Lando Norris might only just have made it to the top of Formula 1 in real life, but he’s been the champion of the online racing world for some time. Drivers such as Norris and four-time F1 world drivers’ champion Max Verstappen frequently compete in online races with other gamers, spending far more time on a track in the virtual world than they do in their day…