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A sim racer driving a real-world racing car? You’ve heard that story before. But Red Bull set one of its leading talents the altogether different challenge of getting behind the wheel of one of its title-winning V8 F1 cars. Sebastian Job talks Josh Suttill through that experience
A sim racer successfully driving a real-world racing car is not a new concept. The virtual world has become so realistic that the transition between the two is seamless for skilled sim racers. Red Bull challenged one of its leading sim racers, Sebastian Job, to drive an actual V8-engined F1 car, the RB8, at the Red Bull Ring earlier this year. Red Bull’s serious approach to sim racing, with a large pool of sim racers and support from F1 champion Max Verstappen, highlights the value sim racers bring to the real-world racing project. Sebastian Job’s journey from sim racing success to testing a real-world F1 car shows the growing influence and opportunities for sim racers in professional racing.
