16 May 2012

Up and coming GP3 racer, Conor Daly, will enjoy his first taste of F1 power this week when he gets behind the wheel of the VJM05 on Thursday 17 May. The 20-year-old American driver will help the team with its aero testing programme, which takes place at Cotswold Airport in Gloucestershire.

Fresh from his race win during the opening round of the GP3 season in Barcelona last weekend, Conor visited the team’s Silverstone headquarters on Tuesday for a seat-fit and to familiarise himself with the systems on the car. It was a chance to meet his engineering crew and run through the functions on a Formula One steering wheel.

The programme on Thursday is one of the full-size aerodynamic tests that teams are allowed to complete during the course of the season. The focus is to measure aerodynamic forces to correlate with wind tunnel data.

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Force india drivers lack the confidence and it was visible in their statements made prior spanish gp .And after willams superb performance they will be more demotivated

Chandan 05:19 PM on May 18, 2012

What is the use of this test ? For force india they will end up in 9th or 10th position this year. So this test has no meaning

Chandan 05:29 PM on May 16, 2012

Good to see Conor having the opportunity in a F1 car. Sure he will benefit from the experience and gain more motivation to move closer to Jules. Looking forward to MC to see Paul

David Fraser 04:28 PM on May 16, 2012

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