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Red Bull signs video-gamer for GP3 season
The latest driver in Red Bull's single seater talent programme was plucked out of the world of video gaming. 22-year-old Briton Jann Mardenborough honed his skills on the Playstation game Gran Turismo, winning the Nissan-sponsored virtual competition GT Academy and then moving into real-life GT, Le Mans and F3 single seaters. "The traditional route to F1 of karting and single-seaters is a tried and tested success, but Nissan and Playstation have gone down a very different road and started to find some very talented drivers who have been doing all their practising on a games console," said Red Bull driver development chief Andy Damerum. Mardenborough has been signed up by the...
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