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Max Verstappen has heaped praise onto sim-racer-turned-pro-racer Rudy van Buren amid the Dutchman’s appointment as simulator driver at Red Bull.

The 30-year-old is a part of Team Redline’s Esports project, which features Verstappen as well as McLaren driver Lando Norris

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Redline has contested the Virtual 24 Hours of Le Mans in the last couple of years since its introduction amid the COVID-19 pandemic which started in 2020.

Van Buren joined the Porsche Supercup Germany in 2019, and has scored 319.5 points since, including 84 this year in his Huber car.

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He has been racing in the main fold of the Supercup this season, scoring points twice in six races in what continues to be an impressive transition from gaming to real-life racing.

Red Bull have brought him on board as their sim driver, giving them some invaluable data from the test runs in their state-of-the-art facilities in Milton Keynes.

This data is used to help Verstappen and Sergio Perez out on track, as they decipher the right set-up, the right line through corners, how best to look after the tyres and much more.

And it has certainly played its part; Verstappen and Perez have won 10 races between them this season, with the reigning champion taking his fourth pole position of 2022 at this weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix.

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With a big championship lead under his belt, Verstappen spoke about his relationship with van Buren.

“I know Rudy, already for a long time,” he said, quoted by GPFans.

“Of course, we also do our sim racing together in the same team with Team Redline.

“So already there, you know, we basically build up a good bond, and he’s been doing it for a while unofficially, already in the simulator.

“And yeah, we do talk about stuff.

“Of course, during a race weekend a little bit less, because sometimes he’s busy as well, and you just focus on your own jobs.”

The Dutchman details the sort of work van Buren will get up to as he helps the Red Bull drivers perform at their best.

“I explained my feelings of what I need from the car,” explained Verstappen.

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“What is really good about Rudy, everyone has their own driving style in his simulator or in real life as well, but he can also put himself in someone else’s driving style and knows what that person particularly needs from the car.

“And I think that’s why he’s such big value as well on the simulator.”

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Latest Shakira and Lewis Hamilton identical surfing videos stirred reaction fron netizens

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Shakira and Lewis Hamilton dating rumors just got bigger as a couple of videos went viral for being very similar, Shakira and Lewis Hamilton are seen surfing each in their video but they are never seen together

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Shakira has most likely turned the page on her past relationship, her painful breakup with the former Spanish footballer as she has been spotted next to Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton on several occasions, fueling rumors and assumptions of a potential relationship that may be building between the two.

According to some European media reports, the singer and the F1 driver have already been seeing each other for a month and substantially increasing the number of dates.

Shakira has reportedly been seen in the arms of Lewis Hamilton in videos and photos after attending the Spanish Grand Prix.

Latest Shakira and Lewis Hamilton identical surfing videos stirred reaction from netizens

Close friends of the two have said that they have been spending a lot of time together lately and have been gradually getting to know each other, having fun and flirting.

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Shakira reportedly confessed, during the reception of her award, that this year was one of many radical changes in her life, during which she felt more than ever what it means to be a woman.

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In her latest songs, Shakira has used music as therapy, referring to her ex-partner, and has tried to free herself from the trauma caused by the separation.

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Novak Djokovic discussed dealing with the pressure of playing for a historic 23rd major title after he defeated Carlos Alcaraz

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The Serbian moved within one win of a record 23rd major trophy on Friday by defeating World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz to reach the championship match at Roland Garros. Djokovic pulled away from the physically ailing Spaniard after a pulsating opening two sets to clinch a four-set triumph and move to the brink of history.

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“Pressure is always on my shoulders, so it’s not going to be different,” said the 36-year-old, who would move ahead of Rafael Nadal in the Grand Slam titles race by defeating Casper Ruud in Sunday’s final. “But it’s part of my sport, part of my life, all that I do. I think that having pressure is a privilege. But it’s a source of motivation, as well. Great motivation to play well and to reach Sunday.

“Before the tournament, I was saying that of course for me Roland Garros is a Grand Slam, and it’s the most important tournament on this surface. So I was well-prepared so that I would be in this position so would be ready for this battle to win this other Grand Slam title.

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“I hope that I’ll play my best tennis level on Sunday. The only thing I can say now is that I’m very focused. History is always something that’s hovering over me, but I’m very happy to be in this position to write the history of this sport, but I’m just thinking about winning the next match.”

Djokovic produced some of his best tennis of the fortnight in Paris early against Alcaraz, but the Spaniard had struck back to level the pair’s semi-final at one-set-all when he began to suffer from a debilitating cramp that severely hindered his movement on Court Philippe-Chatrier. In true champion style, Djokovic stayed focused on his own game to clinch a comfortable victory in a match that had seemed set to become a Roland Garros classic.

“I have experienced that several times,” said Djokovic when asked about Alcaraz’s post-match self-assessment that the tension of the encounter had contributed to his physical issues. “Early in my career, I was struggling quite a bit physically. I can understand the emotions and circumstances that affect you mentally and emotionally.

“Being in one of the greatest tournaments of the world, [and] maybe for the first time in his career he was expected to win. He was maybe not an underdog, chasing the title and trying to win against a favorite. It was probably the other way around. So maybe that affected him. As he said, it probably did.”

Djokovic was in no doubt that 2022 US Open champion Alcaraz would soon come again on the Grand Slam stage, and likened the Spaniard’s tribulations on the Parisian clay to some that he went through earlier in his career.

“It’s part of the learning curve. It’s part of the experience,” said Djokovic, who had to wait three years between winning his first major title and his second. “He’s only 20. So, he’s got plenty of time.

“He’s shown so much maturity in the last couple of years. He appeared on the scene, just a few years ago, winning his first title, and only a year later he wins his first Grand Slam, and he becomes No. 1.

“I have tremendous respect for that, and he’s got a great coach, a great team of people around him. The career will be his. His career will be very successful if he manages obviously to keep healthy because the game is there.”

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Kevin Harvick Changes Voice About His Retirement

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Nascar champion Kevin Harvick is preparing for the biggest change of his professional career. It’s bigger than when he began racing full-time in the Cup Series for Richard Childress Racing, and it’s larger than becoming the ace driver at Stewart-Haas Racing.

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Harvick is ready, and he’s excited about the next challenge of his life as he steps away from full-time Nascar racing at the end of the season.

“I have no regrets,” Harvick said, reflecting on his retirement.

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The decision, he said, mulled over his head for the last five years before finally deciding now is the right time to hang up his helmet. The man who’s been one of the voices of the garage area for the last few years is now set to be the voice of Nascar on TV. He’s headed to the Nascar on Fox booth, where he’ll serve as an analyst alongside play-by-play announcer Mike Joy and former teammate Clint Bowyer.

“Every week has been like, ‘That was the last Daytona 500, the last Coke 600,’” Harvick said. “I haven’t gotten out of the car once and said, ‘I don’t know if this is the right thing to do.’ Part of that is because I know I’ll be sitting in the TV booth next year. We have all of our business in line, the structure for everything we have and our people. It’s a great time to transition and be part of what my kids have going on, and I’ll help DeLana with them. I’m enjoying every week, but I’m not disappointed it’s the last one.”

Harvick is having a solid final season with Stewart-Haas Racing. He is only one of two Ford drivers — the other being Ryan Blaney — to rank in the top 10 in the standings through the first 15 races.

Currently, Harvick is on pace to perform better in his final season than four-time Cup Series champion Jeff Gordon did in his 2015 retirement tour. That season, Gordon won his final event with just four races left in the season, locking him into the championship battle for the last time. Gordon ended his final full season with five top fives and 21 top 10s with a 13.7 average finish.

Harvick has shown that age hasn’t slowed him down one bit. As the leader of Stewart-Haas Racing, he’s been the one to find speed while his three teammates sit 25th or worse in the standings, though Chase Briscoe received one of the biggest penalties in Nascar history following the Coca-Cola 600 and was docked 120 points.

But even with strong performances to start the year, Harvick is not changing his decision. He will not pull a Tom Brady and return for another final chapter.

“As we’ve gone to each race, we started planning and put the pieces in a play about a year ago to officially say there is no more maybe and there are no more extensions,” Harvick said. “This is it.”

Harvick may be even busier in his post-driving career than he is at the moment.

KHI Management, his sports management firm, is expanding. The pieces are in place to have Harvick himself take on an enhanced role, serving as a mentor for the athletes and drivers he works with. Among the firm’s clients are potential future drivers at SHR, including Harrison Burton, Todd Gilliland, and, most recently, Josh Berry. Berry, who drives for JR Motorsports in the Xfinity Series and filled in for Chase Elliott and Alex Bowman with Hendrick Motorsports in the Cup Series this year, is reportedly finalizing a deal to take over Harvick’s car in 2024.

The team at KHI, which includes three people who have worked with Harvick for 25 years, has been hard at work for the last year to prepare him for what’s next. And he leaned on SHR co-owner Tony Stewart about how to enjoy his final season.

“We put logos into place for racetracks, fans, and merchandise,” Harvick said. “We put a lot of pieces into play for the small things that we didn’t want to creep up as we started the season. Stewart-Haas Racing has been a huge part of everything that we have going on because of everything they did with Tony.

“Getting advice from Tony and everybody on his team about things they did like and didn’t like, how they did things, what was the most distracting. Our goal from the beginning was to make sure the distractions didn’t get in the way of the competition.”

Along with his Nascar on Fox gig, Harvick will be traveling to his son’s races. Until now, he’s only seen 11-year-old Keelan Harvick compete in Europe twice. Now, it’s time to focus on being a dad and a coach.

Harvick said, “Being able to spend more time with his racing and watch Piper do what she wants to do and not have my wife look at me with the evil eye while she’s traveling to watch Keelan race. I want to have flexibility in my schedule to spend more time with all of them. They’re at a pivotal point in their lives where they need both of their parents to be part of it as much as possible. Getting out of the competition side allows me to have some flexibility in my schedule.”

To top it off, Harvick is also one of the new owners of the CARS Tour, alongside Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Burton, and Justin Marks.

“I’ll probably be busier, but it’s a different busy,” Harvick said. “This is the part that’s hard for people to understand: you see Sunday and you see the race, but you don’t see all of the work during the week.

“Not being responsible for that competitive mindset will make my brain function a lot easier. That’s the main part that will free up the mental capacity that’s absorbed by the competition side. The only way to be good at this is to do it everyday and be involved with it at a high level, because the more details you can cover and the better that’s structured, the better you’re going to be.”

As Harvick prepares for the second half of the Nascar season, his eyes are on the championship trophy. There’s only one way for him to go out, he believes, and that’s on top.

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