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"Since I was seven I have known what speed feels like," he added. George Russell, left, and Alexander Albon are two of the current F1 drivers who have raced in esports

That sense of speed and the ability to cope with the threat of ever-present danger, Russell says, is something that would be difficult for an eracer to develop immediately if they were to jump into a real car.

"Obviously when you drive at around 200 miles per hour around a track you know that if you make a mistake you can be in the wall and there can be big consequences whereas on a computer game you can hit restart and you go again." "The biggest difference is you don't quite have that sense of speed or fear," Russell added. So what are the main differences? In F1 and in virtual racing you are sat down with a track - be it real or on a computer screen - in front of you. "The best Fifa player in the world would probably beat Lionel Messi on the game but put him on the football pitch and they wouldn't stand a chance." "For me it is like with the Fifa computer game and real-life football," he told BBC Sport.

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Watch Formula E's Race At Home Challenge on BBC iPlayer, Red Button and the BBC Sport website.

So is the line between real and virtual racing becoming increasingly blurred during this lockdown? And could we soon see an accomplished esports racer make the leap into a real F1 car? And do well? That race was one of three major esports races held over last weekend, and there are more on Saturday and Sunday - including Manchester City's Sergio Aguero amongst the guests in Formula 1's official Virtual Spanish Grand Prix. Vettel made his debut in what was the opening-round of the All Star Series-season, competing alongside another former F1 world champion - Jenson Button.