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Racing Out of Lockdown

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For months now I have been stuck in a motorsports wilderness desperately searching for an F1 fix and like a true addict I have tried all kinds of substitutes. eSports just couldn't match the high, Indy Car left me feeling dirty and old races scratched the itch, but did not satisfy for long. It was like the winter break but worse as no-one could tell us when it would end.   It genuinely felt like something was missing from my life at a time when I could have really used the lift F1 gives me. A distraction from the real news. The easy social interaction and an excuse to call people to chat about the latest developments. The elation of watching the lights go out and watching the world's best drivers competing in the world's fastest cars.   When they first published the eight confirmed races for this season I chose not to get my hopes up as it could after all change so quickly.  The world has changed in ways we do not even understand yet as a result of this insidiou...