On November 10, the forty skippers of the Vendée Globe 2024 left Les Sables-d'Olonne at 1:02 p.m. They have since ventured to the seas of the world. At the same time, an equivalent virtual race was also launched, on the Virtual Regatta game. A test giving rise to an unexpected and exciting duel… in Formula 1!
Because Romain Grosjean and Julien Fébreau got into the game. The two bought the beginner's pack of the game, before setting out on the virtual seas. This without missing an opportunity to criticize each other, regarding their choice of routes and their progress in the race. All in public, on social networks. One not hesitating to display the other.
Currently, Julien Fébreau still has a few hours lead over the Lamborghini driver in Endurance. “Anyone have news of Romain Grosjean? I was told that he is going up the Seine towards the Place de la Concorde…”, the journalist quipped this Thursday morning.
However, Romain Grosjean, godfather of skipper Louis Burton in 2012, has been getting back at his friend in recent days. “Slack, Julien?”, he tweeted on November 19. “You’re no longer moving forward… need PRO advice???” And Internet users are passionate about this rivalry between the two men. A duel clearly set to last…
Romain Grosjean addicted to Virtual Regatta
Because, as Grosjean himself explained, with humor, to the Chaîne l'Equipe this November 20, Virtual Regatta is an almost addictive game. And the Franco-Swiss does not miss an opportunity to try to improve his position in the race, among the 600,000 players. This from the very morning:
“You're becoming insomniac, it's a real problem. Especially since I absolutely want to beat Julien Fébreau, who has about six hours ahead of me since we left.” “The first thing I do in the morning is Virtual Regatta!” “We got into the game, it’s really nice.”
So, place your bets on who will win. The race is still long and everything could change from one day to the next. It's difficult to know who will emerge victorious between the two.
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To summarize
The last few weeks have been calm for Formula 1. Fortunately, French-speaking fans can count on a new kind of rivalry to keep them busy for the past week. The one between Julien Fébreau and Romain Grosjean, on the Vendée Globe game.
