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Feb 2022
1h 55m

LUCAS BLAKELEY // The Cool Down Podcast ...

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Today on The Cool Down, we have the man of the moment. Lucas Blakeley, F1 Esports Driver, e-ROC runner up, and the man who defeated Sebastian Vettel at the ROC last weekend. What a man. We talk all things regarding his motor racing journey to this stage, the real human challenges around that, and how that incredible week played out.

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