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A year ago no-one knew who Brendon Leigh was…
There is no need to ask Formula 1's first virtual world champion Brendon Leigh about the transformative power of esports, you have only to look at him since he triumphed last year. 'Since last year, I've lost over 20kg in weight,' the 19-year-old told Reuters as he geared up to defend his title in the new F1 Esports Pro Series starting at London's Gfinity Arena on Wednesday. Last November, the Briton turned up at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as a podgy kitchen porter who had never driven a car before, or even been abroad. He emerged as a finger-wagging online equivalent of Lewis Hamilton. Now part of the Mercedes esports team, making him officially a colleague of his four times world champion...
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