Kiwi A1GP racer Chris van der Drift was oh so close to his dream of a drive in a Formula One car.
How close? “I’d been to have my seat fitted,” van der Drift said, referring to the fact each F1 driver has to have his seat moulded to fit him exactly.
But his test drive with Honda (as part of his prize package for winning the Formula Master series in Europe) was swept away when Honda’s bosses pulled the plug on their entire F1 campaign.
“I was only 10 days away from driving the F1 car. They didn’t know anything about what was going to happen, everything was completely normal.”
The 22-year-old Kiwi has not given up hope of a serious run in an F1 car, as there is a chance that Honda will help him take part in a test with another team.
“I’m going to get a Formula One test, if not with Honda it will have to be with another team,”
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