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F1's Fernando Alonso launches Esports racing team

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ABU DHABI -- Two-time Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso has launched his own esports racing team.

Alonso hopes his team -- FA Racing -- will contest a number of racing series online. The Spaniard's F1 outfit, McLaren, this week confirmed the signing of Rudy van Buren, the winner of a competition it created looking for the "world's fastest gamer", to the role of official simulator driver for the 2018 season.

Alonso, who won F1 titles in 2005 and 2006, says his team is open to anyone who has the talent to perform.

"I am really excited," he said during the announcement at Yas Island's F1 circuit.