Behind the wheel of Mercedes' latest dominator
A test in Mercedes' all-conquering W10 Formula 1 challenger was far too good an opportunity to pass up for Karun Chandhok, who was blown away by the car's performance as he put it through its paces
Every racing driver in the world, in any category, watches Formula 1 and thinks, "I wonder what the car that's winning the championship must be like to drive."
Drivers in IndyCar, NASCAR, sportscars, Formula E or even historic racing may be happy driving in whatever category they are in and may not yearn to be Formula 1 drivers, but there's no doubt that all of them would want to know just how good the best F1 car on the planet is. Recently NASCAR legend Jeff Gordon's face lit up as he spoke about the time he got to experience a Williams-BMW - and that was 16 years ago!
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