Esports - Leigh retains F1 title as Mercedes celebrate a virtual double


FILE PHOTO: 2018 F1 Formula One Esports Series - GFinity Arena, London, Britain - October 9, 2018 Brendon Leigh of Mercedes-AMG Petonas Esports poses during a media event Action Images via Reuters/Peter Cziborra

LONDON (Reuters) - British teenager Brendon Leigh won the Formula One esports championship for the second year in a row on Saturday as Mercedes added a virtual double to the five successive constructors' and drivers' titles won on the real racetrack.

"The first year was special, this is sensational," declared the 19-year-old former kitchen porter who secured the crown with a race to spare at London's Gfinity arena.

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