6 famous race tracks you can ‘drive’ using Google Maps

If you grew up watching any form of motorsport, chances are names like Monaco, Monza and Brands Hatch evoke something primal inside of you. Chances are, you’ve also dreamed about taking a high-speed racing machine around one of those tracks. For most of us though, that’ll never be a reality.

Sure there are track days, but those are limited to a privileged few and the number grows even smaller if you factor in international travel. So what’s a petrol-head to do? Well, you can get a sense of what it’s like to race some of the world’s most famous tracks through any number of racing games on your console (and increasingly your smartphone or tablet). Realistic as games have gotten over the past few years though, they still don’t look quite cut it when it comes to seeing every turn as it is in real life.

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