From Virtual Racing to Circuit Racing

Amith Kutti’s journey from being a gaming enthusiast to being invited to be mentored by India’s first Formula 1 racer, Narain Karthikeyan, and to train and test with Volkswagen Motorsport India, is truly stuff that dreams are made of. After winning the championship, Karthikeyan, went on to call Kutti, “The fastest gamer in India.” At a time when COVID-19 cast a gloom worldwide, and what has now turned out to be an unprecedented lockdown period, 16-year-old, Kutti, was busy taking the virtual racing world by storm, while safely ensconced at his home in Chennai, by winning The Indian SIM Racing League (ISRL) Season 3.   Like any motorsport fan, Amith, has been following Formula 1 ever since he can remember. Being a die-hard fan of the four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel, we know where his “Never-say-die” fighting spirit comes from. While Amith did dominate the recently concluded season, winning six out of the 10 races, it wasn’t exactly a walk in the park for him when he joined this league. Making his debut in the mid-season 2, he was new to the eRacing game and though he isn’t too keen on revisiting that time in his life, he does admit