Motorsport legends do battle in global live streamed esports event

- Formula 1, Indy 500 and 24 Hour of Le Mans champions to race again - virtually

- Past champions include Fittipaldi, Castroneves, Franchitti, Montoya and more

- Legends Trophy added to third round of The Race All-Star Esports Battle

- Race to be live streamed this Saturday on The-Race.com/youtube

LONDON, March 25, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Following fast in the wheeltracks of the ground-breaking All-Star Esports Battle, Torque Esports Corp's (TSXV: GAME) (OTCQB: MLLLF) The-Race.com/youtube is creating a real treat for motorsport fans by launching the Legends Trophy.

The Legends Trophy will pit drivers aged 40 and over against one another in identical cars as a prelude to this Saturday's third round of the All-Star Esports Battle.

The format will be simple, with qualifying deciding the starting order for the esports race conducted on the rFactor 2 racing platform.

IndyCar champions, Le Mans 24 Hours winners and grand prix racers fill the list, with two-time Formula One World Champion Emerson Fittipaldi and three-time Indy 500 winners Helio Castroneves and Dario Franchitti among the first to join the event.

Other confirmed drivers include F1, IndyCar, NASCAR and IMSA race winner Juan Pablo Montoya; F1 race winner Johnny Herbert; Le Mans winner David Brabham; multiple Le Mans class winner and IMSA champion, Jan Magnussen; IndyCar champion Paul Tracy; Indy 500 winners and series champions Gil de Ferran and Tony Kanaan; IndyCar race winners Bryan Herta, Adrian Fernandez and Oriol Servia plus ex-F1, IndyCar and sportscar ace, Max Papis.

"Simulators are extremely important because technically, they are so close to driving the real thing," said Fittipaldi

"You learn the track before you even arrive – where to brake, where to turn, even before arriving at any track in the world. And the feedback for the driver, the reaction, the reflex, the coordination, it's a mental test and mental development for a young driver. I wish, in my time, we had simulators. My life would have been much easier!"

Fittipaldi is looking forward to doing battle against some of his old rivals.,

"I've raced against guys like Gil, Paul, Bryan and Adrian back in the day and it will be great to do battle again. This will be a lot of fun."

Three-time Indy 500 winner Dario Franchitti is keen to re-establish old rivalries

"I'm really looking forward to this event and a chance to race with my old mates and competitors once again, hopefully with some really lairy cars and on a great track," Franchitti said.