Kubica, who is two points behind the leaders in the drivers' standings, will certainly want to finish higher up after being hampered by driveshaft and tyre pressure problems.

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Peter Moore, president of EA Sports, part of Electronic Arts, a games company, says that some gamers like to recreate what they see during live NASCAR races in video games, using online information about speed, drag, tyre pressure and so forth to recreate, in a virtual world, the real-life action.

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