We are only a few days away from the start of the Vegas eRace this Saturday, where ten sim racers and all of the 20 Formula E drivers will race on a virtual track of Las Vegas.

One of those sim racers racing this weekend is 21-year Enzo Bonito, who is one of the youngest sim racers to have qualified for the event, writes Cloud Sports commentator Edward Hunter.

Bonito is also part of Team Redline, one of the most competitive sim racing teams out there. There most decorative driver is Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen.

A number of sim racers taking part in this erace are also part of Team Redline such as Olli Pakhala and Greger Huttu.

The 21-year old Italian will be joining Jean-Eric Vergne and Ma Qing Hua at Techeetah. Bonito was amazed when he realised that he would be driving alongside drivers such as Nicolas Prost and Sebastian Buemi who will make this experience extremely unique for him.”There are names like Prost; I’m teammate with Vergne at Techeetah; that’s already amazing for me. I spoke to them a few times, and they were really kind, they made me feel really comfortable. I’m pretty much looking forward to meeting everyone, though because they’re all professional drivers…It will be amazing to learn a little bit from every one of them,” said Bonito.

“There are names like Prost racing, and I’m teammate with Vergne at Techeetah; that’s already amazing for me. I have spoken to them a few times already, and they were really kind, they have made me feel really comfortable. I’m pretty much looking forward to meeting everyone, though because they’re all professional driver. It will be amazing to learn a little bit from every one of them,” said Bonito.

How did Bonito Reach the Vegas eRace?

Bonito’s rollercoaster season began in Long Beach where he was set for 6th place, but unfortunately made a small mistake and understeered into the wall, crashing out with only a handful of laps left to go.

He manged to redeem himself in Paris, qualifying on pole for his semi-final and then climbed from 5th to 3rd at the first corner in the final. He was able to hold his position through the rest of the race to claim a podium.

In Berlin, he was set for another podium when disaster struck again as his game crashed moments before the race started.

This left him with it all to do in London, but he responded brilliantly under intense pressure to qualify on pole and win the race. He was very extremely emotional as he felt certain going into the last weekend in London that his chances of qualifying were over.

After watching him throughout the qualification stages, there is no question that Bonito has plenty of talent. I was impressed by the way he was able to keep his cool under pressure in London, as his chances of qualifying for the eRace were dangling by a thread.

However, occasionally the Italian would be a little hard on his tyres, but I really think he can match some of the best sim racers out there such as Huttu and Pahkala. If he can replicate his performance under pressure from London, then Bonito should not be underestimated for the $200,000-pound jackpot.