FILE PHOTO: Formula One F1 - Max Verstappen to set first lap time on revamped Zandvoort Circuit - Zandvoort Circuit, Zandvoort, Netherlands - March 4, 2020 Red Bull's Max Verstappen during an interview in front of his Formula One car REUTERS/Eva Plevier/File Photo
LONDON (Reuters) - Formula One drivers Max Verstappen and Lando Norris were racing on Sunday but, with the season-opening Australian Grand Prix cancelled due to the coronavirus, it was against invisible opponents on virtual racetracks.
The world of esports came to the rescue in the absence of a race in Melbourne or indeed of any single-seater series with the Formula E and IndyCar calendars also ravaged by the fast-spreading virus.
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