Award winners get test
McLaren Autosport BRDC Award winners Jamie Green and Alex Lloyd successfully completed their maiden Formula 1 tests at Silverstone on Wednesday - having been handed a run in a McLaren as part of their prize
Both drivers were allowed two runs of eight laps each on the dry but cold day - and neither made any mistakes as they were wowed by the power and handling of modern F1 machinery.
Speaking to Autosport after the test, Green said: "It is the quickest I have ever been on four wheels. The confidence you get from the car is unbelievable. It was the power, the brakes, the grip - everything!
"It is a definite step above everything I have ever driven before. There wasn't really enough time for emotion. It all went pretty quickly. My heart was beating pretty quick before I went out and even if I don't get another chance to drive an F1 car then I will have very happy memories from today."
Lloyd added: "That was absolutely fantastic. There was more power than I expected and I expected there to be a lot. The brakes were a huge difference to anything I have ever driven before and it took a while to get used to them. The car is fantastic and I definitely want some more.
"I was trying to get used to the brakes during the second eight-lap run but it wasn't until the end of the second stint that I started to find out where I could make up the time.
"When you floor the throttle for the first time it is like nothing else. There aren't really any words to describe driving a car like this."
The pair were joined at the test by Euroseries F3 front-runner Lewis Hamilton, who is a McLaren protégé. The Briton was ineligible to win the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award because he had raced in Formula 3 in the year that he was nominated.
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