Gaming helping overtaking in F1, says Toro Rosso's Verstappen
Toro Rosso Formula 1 driver Max Verstappen says practising overtaking moves on a computer game is helping his attack on track.
Verstappen joined simracing team Redline at the beginning of the summer and practised Spa and Monza before contesting the circuits' F1 grands prix.
During the Italian Grand Prix, the Dutchman, running soft tyres, passed Sauber's Felipe Nasr, who was on the mediums, around the outside at the first chicane.
It followed an impressive move on Nasr around the outside of Blanchimont at Spa a fortnight earlier.
Verstappen revealed he had completed both those exact moves on the racing game a week ahead of the respective races.
"It's always good because you know how much space you have," he said.
"Also on simracing, sometimes you go a bit too far and you know that you can't do it.
"I think it helps me. I mean I did it for Spa and I did it again for Monza and two times it worked on the real track.
"The overtake I did on Nasr, I did exactly the same in the sim again."
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Verstappen joined simracing team Redline at the beginning of the summer and practised Spa and Monza before contesting the circuits' F1 grands prix.
During the Italian Grand Prix, the Dutchman, running soft tyres, passed Sauber's Felipe Nasr, who was on the mediums, around the outside at the first chicane.
It followed an impressive move on Nasr around the outside of Blanchimont at Spa a fortnight earlier.
Verstappen revealed he had completed both those exact moves on the racing game a week ahead of the respective races.
"It's always good because you know how much space you have," he said.
"Also on simracing, sometimes you go a bit too far and you know that you can't do it.
"I think it helps me. I mean I did it for Spa and I did it again for Monza and two times it worked on the real track.
"The overtake I did on Nasr, I did exactly the same in the sim again."
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