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TIL that Max Verstappen won the 2024 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix and the Nurburgring 24h sim race on iRacing on the same weekend. He had his sim racing rig shipped out to his motorhome in the paddock, allowing him to take two, two-hour stints at the sim racing event.

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