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Formula E stars rev up for virtual action

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This weekend saw the inaugural Visa Vegas eRace held at the global consumer electronics and consumer technology tradeshow CES in Las Vegas, Nevada. Sim racers and their real-life Formula E counterparts competed for the biggest prize ever in eSports racing history on a virtual track based on the souther end of the Vegas Strip.

Northern Ireland professional racing driver Adam Carroll was among those competing, and here he is getting in some quality virtual practice time ahead of the event, alongside former Formula E champion Nelson Piquet Jr.

Unfortunately Adam was taken out of contention by an accident at the start of qualifying and failed to make it into the final. He had to join the rest of the huge crowd watching on from the hall (seen below, alongside his boss at Jaguar Racing James Barclay.) Despite missing out on the racing, Adam still seems to be thoroughly enjoying himself.

Piquet had better luck and went on to finish in tenth place in the final, which was won by Faraday Future Dragon Racing sim racer Bono Huis after a technical penalty for Mahindra Racing's Olli Pahkala.

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Andrew Lewin

Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.

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