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He is a world champion, a world record holder, a GT Academy finalist and has raced against the best sim racers on earth. Atze rise to the top in sim racing was a relatively short trip and after talking with him you can tell that his mental approach is a big part of his success. In this interview we talk about Atze's life before sim racing as a speed skater. We also talk about the methods he learned in training and how they apply to sim racing or real life racing. We also talk quite a bit about what makes a great sim racer and the approach that a pro takes to improvement. Then we also talk in great detail about the F3 test day that Atze got a chance to do with Van Amersfoort racing and the work that he has done with that team and its drivers. To comment on this video or to ask any questions please comment on this video at our website http://www.thesimpit.com To help you find certain parts of the interview I have created some time stamps to parts of the show: 1:15 About Atze https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2ur0L0LDOw#t=1m15s 2:39 Speed Skating https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2ur0L0LDOw#t=2m39s 5:40 Beginning of sim racing for Atze https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2ur0L0LDOw#t=5m40s 13:05 Atze talks about World Championship level racing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2ur0L0LDOw#t=13m05s 23:11 We talk about his switch to the Drivers World Championship on iRacing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2ur0L0LDOw#t=23m11s 43:25 Atze discusses working with Van Amersfoort racing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2ur0L0LDOw#t=43m25s 57:13 Atze talks about his F3 Test Drive https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2ur0L0LDOw#t=53m17s 1.26:12 Atze compares professional simulators to real life driving https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2ur0L0LDOw#t=86m12s 1.31:55 From Skater to Sim Racer to Driving Coach, atze talks about his new career https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2ur0L0LDOw#t=91m55s 1.40:52 The conversation comes back to sim racing and the topic of its place in motorsports https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2ur0L0LDOw#t=100m52s 1.42:34 We talk about the Dutch GT Academy, Atze was a finalist 1.47:23 A quick opinion from Atze on the latest sims https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2ur0L0LDOw#t=107m23s 1.53:54 Shaun asks Atze where he gets his motivation and drive https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2ur0L0LDOw#t=113m54s