The 2024 FIA Motorsport Video games in Valencia is about to witness an exhilarating show of expertise as 4 second-generation racing stars put together to compete for gold medal glory. Luca Magnussen, Oscar Wurz, Rocco Coronel, and Eric Gene, every hailing from households with illustrious racing backgrounds, will symbolize their respective nations in numerous classes.
Luca Magnussen, the 15-year-old brother of present Haas Formulation 1 driver Kevin Magnussen, might be flying the Danish flag within the Karting Senior class. Following within the footsteps of his father Jan, a former World Karting Champion and Formulation 1 driver, Luca is raring to make his mark. “Representing Denmark is a tremendous alternative,” Luca enthused. “I’ve been lucky to lean on my Dad and brother’s expertise, however as soon as on monitor, it’s all as much as me.”
Austria’s hopes within the Formulation 4 class relaxation on Oscar Wurz, contemporary from his victory within the FIA CEZ Formulation 4 championship. Son of F1 star and Le Mans winner Alex Wurz, Oscar isn’t any stranger to the FIA Motorsport Video games, having competed in Karting Senior in 2022. “I’m tremendous blissful to symbolize Austria in Formulation 4,” Oscar acknowledged, decided to enhance on his brother Charlie’s sixth-place end in 2022.
The Netherlands’ Rocco Coronel is about to proceed his household’s legacy within the Karting Junior class. Son of touring automobile champion Tom Coronel, Rocco has already caught the attention of Pink Bull’s junior programme. The 13-year-old expressed his pleasure, saying, “I might be working onerous to comply with in Dad’s footsteps and chase a gold medal for Staff Netherlands.”
Representing the host nation, Eric Gene will compete within the Touring Automobile class. At present racing in TCR Europe and TCR Spain, Gene follows within the footsteps of his father Jordi and uncle Marc, each completed racers. “I’m very proud to symbolize Spain,” Eric declared, trying ahead to the help of native followers at Circuit Ricardo Tormo.
The 2024 FIA Motorsport Video games, that includes 27 disciplines throughout numerous venues in Valencia, guarantees to showcase rising expertise and motorsport heritage. As these second-generation stars take to the monitor from October 23-28, followers can count on fierce competitors and potential future champions rising on the worldwide stage.
