On board with Alonso on his online virtual racing debut

Real deal Fernando Alonso made his sim racing debut and, it is fair to say, the Spaniard has some way to go to emulate his greatness in the pixelated version of racing.

Nevertheless the two time Formula 1 World Champion has taken on the lockdown challenge with gusto.

He drove the iconic rFactor 2 virtual Brabham BT44B in the blue, red and yellow of his helmet which he raced on the All-Star Legends trophy.

Expect more headlines from Alonso as he joins many of his generations, who previously ignored or scored at simming, now eager to keep the racing bug going and creating a boom for this esport.