| Re: Scott Speed debut in F1
In the next two weeks I,m sure he'll become a household name over there.
Californian Scott Speed managed to impress the Red Bull Racing team enough this Friday at Silverstone to finally land the much-expected opportunity to become the team’s third drivers in the upcoming North American Formula 1 doubleheader, the Canadian Grand Prix on June 12 followed by the USGP at Indy the week after.
The 23-year-old GP2 regular is set to become the first American to steer an F1 car in a GP weekend since Michael Andretti’s ill-fated stint with McLaren in 1993.
"This is an incredible opportunity for me," admitted Speed, who today sampled RBR’s ’05-spec RB1 chassis for the first time. "Putting aside the fact that my second appearance at a Grand Prix will be in my homeland, it is really exciting to be driving an F1 car in front of a big crowd.
"I have never driven at either Montreal or Indy, so it will be a good experience for me. I don't know what to expect, but I am there to do a job, so I don't feel any extra pressure at the thought of the media interest that might come with it."
Speed will be able to focus entirely on the task at hand, as the GP2 championship won’t be joining Formula 1 for the North American “flyaway” races.
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