Formula 1 racing driver Lando Norris, who comes from Glastonbury, will be teaming up with former World Champion Jenson Button in a live televised virtual Grand Prix this weekend.

Norris and Button will be team-mates for McLaren in the virtual F1 race, which will be screened live on Sky Sports F1 and YouTube at 8pm tomorrow (April 5).

Six 2020 Grand Prix drivers will be taking part in the race - Norris, Charles Leclerc, Alex Albon, George Russell, Antonio Giovinazzi and Nicholas Latifi.

Among the other drivers will be former F1 stars Johnny Herbert and Anthony Davidson, plus England cricket hero Ben Stokes.

Talking about Button, who also grew up in the West Country, Norris said: "He joined a race the other night on iRacing and he was surprisingly quick.

"For the limited amount of time that I'm sure he's had on it, he was pretty good. So I'm sure come Sunday I hope he can be a key player.

"These different games are not easy to get used to. Although it's driving a car at the end of the day, it's still how you drive and the physics of the tyre model.

"A lot of different tips and tricks you need for each programme, each car and for each track. For him to kind to jump on to go against me and others you have spent hours and hours and days in the last couple of weeks on it, he did pretty good."

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