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Virtually, that is. Mercedes-AMG is organizing an online series of video game racing that will exactly match the real life DTM (Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters) race series.

.@raceroom fans, get excited! The @MercedesAMGDTM eRacing competition is here. Join us to be the next champion: https://t.co/5hHEDG1Xp9 ?? ?? pic.twitter.com/D1k85g6HzB

— Mercedes-Benz (@MercedesBenz) May 1, 2017

If you’ve ever wished you could win real prizes for your video game racing skills, you’re in luck.

Formula 1 drivers get started early. By the age of 4 or 5, they’re probably learning to drive in little karts. Understandably, Mick Schumacher (son of world-famous F1 driver Michael Schumacher) got behind the wheel at an early age. He’s 18 years old and has performed very well in world Formula 4 races, after he started racing karts at age 9. This year he starts a Formula 3 season and... uh... learns to drive. On the road. Just like any other teenager.

Mercedes-Benz has long been a partner of the PGA of America. This year, the brand is thrilled to be a global sponsor of the Masters Tournament. Brand ambassadors Bernhard Langer and Rickie Fowler are playing in the tournament this week.

Langer has won twice, and returns this week for his 34th Masters. Fowler is playing his seventh, and is really fired up to win this year! Both players have had a respectable showing in the first round (three over par for Langer and one over par for Fowler). Today is round two, and the big final round will be on…

Around the world in a sailboat. Get the latest information on sailor @AlexThomson99 here: https://t.co/OZb6LGbSL8 pic.twitter.com/Xkdf1KvTsE

— Mercedes-Benz (@MercedesBenz) May 24, 2016

Happy Thursday, everyone! To celebrate the proximity of Friday, take a break and read about the very impressive Alex Thomson, a Mercedes-Benz brand ambassador who has been making a name for himself since 1999, when he became the youngest-ever winner of the “Clipper Round the World Race.”