- F1 heroes score victories aboard 1970s era Brabham BT44 virtual Formula 1 car
- Esports racer Siggy takes the crown in The Race All-Star Cup - Fully Charged by ROKiT Phones
- Series to make global television debut reaching more than 300 million homes
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In addition to today's racing being live-streamed on YouTube and Twitch, the virtual race events will be shown on television for the first time next week – reaching more than 300 million homes.
The virtual race event continues to attract major stars with Brazilian ex-Ferrari Formula 1 racer Barrichello joined by 2009 F1 World Champion,
The first Legends Trophy race of the competition was dominated by Danish ace Magnussen – an ex-Formula 1 racer himself and father of current
The second Legends Trophy event was a reverse grid affair with two-time Formula 1 champion and two-time Indy 500 winner
After a frantic opening lap, Barrichello was able to push his Brabham BT44 into the lead and was never headed during the final.
"I need to thank the guys for crashing out on the opening lap! They left the track empty for me, so it was super," Barrichello said.
"I didn't have a lot of time to practice for the first race, so my lap in qualifying wasn't very good, but I was having fun! And then on the last lap, I had a coming together with
"But the second race it was smooth. As soon as I saw I was pulling a gap, I just concentrated on just not making a mistake because in this car it's so easy to make a mistake. But it was really fun, I hope we can do more."
Magnussen, also a four-time 24 Hours of Le Mans winner with
"I've done a lot of practice since the last race at
"I did a lot of laps, and I'm quite happy. There was a little bit of mayhem in the first two or three corners, and I didn't get off the line very well.
"I wasn't expecting to drive away so easily. I don't know what was going on behind, but I got a good gap on the first lap and managed to hold on to that."
More than 40 professional racers, plus 20 top-level esports drivers did battle for The Race All-Star Cup - Fully Charged by ROKiT Phones with Slovenian racer
The sim racer triumphed to lead home
"I was kind of surprised by
"I was lucky I got a good start, and from there, I just needed to manage my pace. I was a bit annoyed I wasn't a little faster in qualifying, but I was still happy to get pole.
"It was important to get a good start and then get away from them by six or seven-tenths and then just manage my pace."
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