England's cricket World Cup hero Ben Stokes is set to take a plunge into racing, albeit on virtual platform, and will join five Formula One drivers in this weekend's F1 Esports Grand Prix.
The drivers will compete around a virtual Albert Park in Melbourne and the race will include, among others, Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and Red Bull's Alex Albon.
Also competing alongside the top England cricketer will be Williams' George Russell, McLaren's Lando Norris and WIlliams' Nicholas Latifi.
These e-sport events are being held after the first eight races of the Formula One season were either postponed or cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Melbourne Park is traditionally used for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.
Stokes tweeted, "3 days of practice so now going to do my first custom GP with 5 races in Australia...this is incredibly hard btw so need a little assistance."
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