The final test session of 2008 got underway today at Jerez de la Frontera, with Red Bull Racing running two cars; one for Sebastien Buemi and the other for young New Zealander, Brendon Hartley.
Apart from a Show Run and some straight line testing, this was the Kiwi's first ever proper F1 test and he acquitted himself very well, completing more laps than planned. His only mistake was missing the pit lane entry at the end of his first lap. He set the third fastest time today. "This has been an amazing experience," commented Brendon after his first full day of testing a Formula 1 car. "The first run was really difficult, just in terms of the mind speeding up, as everything's going so much faster than normal. There's a lot of things to think about with buttons and radio calls, but I got more and more confident with the carand it was going well by the end of the day. It's a dream come true really. I've been working for this all my life and it's been unbelievable". Hartley completed 370km on the one day which should now qualify him for a superlicence. Congratulations to Brendon on a major step towards becoming an F1 Driver!
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