Life as the world's fastest gamer
Rudy van Buren was forced to turn his back on his motorsport dreams eight years ago, but that opened up opportunities in another form of racing. Now, he's a McLaren F1 simulator driver
"It was the best decision I could have made."
These are not usually the words used to describe giving up on your motorsport dream, but, then again, Rudy van Buren's route to Formula 1 has been anything but conventional.
In 2010, the then Dutch teenager was forced to face the all too common reality of giving up on his motorsport dream. Flash forward to present day and van Buren is not only one of the leading figures in eSports, but has recently beaten some of the finest names in motorsports in equal machinery.
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