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“Dream Come True” — MotoGP Champion Jorge Lorenzo Drives Mercedes F1 Car
Reigning
MotoGP
World
Champion
Jorge
Lorenzo
drove
a
Mercedes
F
1
car
at
Silverstone
on
Thursday.
The
champion
said,
"Today
I
experienced
driving
a
Formula
One
car.
It's
been
an
amazing
day."
Mercedes F1 team gave the Spaniard, one of the most dominant cars in history - W05 Hybrid machine. The car was used in the 2014 F1 season and it bagged 16 wins (eleven for Lewis Hamilton, five for Nico Rosberg).
Jorge's drive in an F1 car was arranged by mutual sponsor Monster.
After the drive, Jorge said, "First of all I want to say thank you to Monster Energy for giving me this opportunity. It has been a great experience, like a dream come true. The past few days for me have been very special. I had the opportunity to work alongside some of the best engineers in this sport, drove the F2 car, had simulator test sessions and finally, I got to drive the real deal.
"Today I experienced driving a Formula One car. It's been an amazing day. I'm very satisfied with the lap time in the last run. From what the engineers were saying, my times were really competitive. The car is so smooth, I expected a more twitchy and difficult car but in the end, everything was so good: the steering wheel, the engine, everything.
"It was quite easy to drive and the car in the corners is really, really fast and the grip of the car it's unreal. In the first lap you feel the power but when you get used to it, it's similar to a MotoGP bike but in the corners, you are in a different world, about 40kms faster in the middle of the corners.
"Also it surprised me how late you can brake and the amount of grip the car can support in full throttle in the fast corners is insane."
Richard Lane, Mercedes AMG Petronas track engineer said, "It's been great working with Jorge today. From the moment he arrived he's been full of enthusiasm and keen to get stuck in. Between each run, he's been poring over the data, and looking to find areas for improvement. You can see why he's a multiple World Champion on two wheels.
"His interest in the detail of his performance has been impressive. He's taken feedback on board and improved with every run. It's been a great experience for us to work with Jorge and we wish him all the very best for the rest of the MotoGP season."
Back in 2006, Jorge Lorenzo's Movistar Yamaha team-mate Valentino Rossi also tested the Ferrari F1 car. Now, Jorge will be back in action at Japanese Grand Prix next weekend.