Not many people can say they have driven an F1 car.
But Christchurch's Marcus Armstrong can.
The 20-year-old motor racing driver was given the chance to test drive Ferrari's 2018 F1 car yesterday as part of Ferrari's season opening testing at the famed Fiorano track in Maranello, Italy.
Armstrong jumped at the opportunity and said it was "fulfilling a childhood dream".
"Since I was a young boy this has been a dream.
"It's the start of a process and I'm massively grateful just to get the opportunity.
"Not many racing drivers get to drive an F1 car so experience is super valued and extremely vital."
Armstrong, an F2 driver recently joined team DAMS for the upcoming season set to commence in March, but hoped to find himself behind the wheel of an F1 car again soon.
"Next time they're looking for a young driver to put in the car perhaps they’ll have my name at the front of their mind because I do have that experience.
"We’ll see, that’s not for me to say."
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