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Russell will start F1 season as a virtual winner

LONDON (Reuters) - Williams driver George Russell took his fourth successive virtual Formula One victory on Sunday in the last race before the real season starts in Austria next month.

With Ferrari's Charles Leclerc absent, the Briton had already 'won' a fun series designed to fill the gap left by the Australian opener being cancelled in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 22-year-old, who failed to score a point in the real world last year as Williams struggled, started on pole position and beat Red Bull's Alex Albon into second place in the virtual Canadian Grand Prix.