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Living the dream: Armstrong tests Ferrari F1 car

Tuesday 26 January 2021, 9:45AM

By Mark Baker

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Marcus Armstrong tested a Ferrari F1 car this week
Marcus Armstrong tested a Ferrari F1 car this week Credit: Ferrari

New Zealand driver Marcus Armstrong fulfilled a lifelong dream this week when he tested for Scuderia Ferrari.

The Kiwi was one of seven set to test in a 2018 car at Ferrari’s F1 test circuit, Fiorano.  He is the first NZ driver ever to join the Ferrari Driver Academy and the first to test for Ferrari since the days of Chris Amon.

Driver prospects are prevented by regulations from driving more current F1 cars.

Fellow Kiwi Brendon Hartley was part of the Scuderia’s development driver squad in 2019 joining Davide Rigon, Antonio Fuoco and Pascal Wehrlein.

 

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