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‘Magical’ debut run for Armstrong with Ferrari Date published: January 26 2021 Marcus Armstrong says his first-ever run in a Formula 1 car, and a Ferrari at that, was “unforgettable” as he put in the laps at the Fiorano circuit. The New Zealander was one of three drivers in action for Ferrari with the Scuderia giving its stable, including its young drivers, a run a 2018 SF71H in the build up to the new season. Taking place at the team’s private track in chilly conditions, which included a few snow flakes, Armstrong became the second-ever New Zealander to drive a Ferrari F1 car, aft...

Charles Leclerc got his first 2021 run-out in F1 machinery today, with the Monegasque saddling up a 2018-spec Ferrari SF71H at the Italian team’s Fiorano test track – a day after youngsters Giuliano Alesi, Marcus Armstrong and Robert Shwartzman tried out the car. Leclerc – back in action following a period of self-isolation after contracting Covid-19 – managed over 100 laps of Ferrari’s private, 2.997 km testing facility, as he got up to speed ahead of the start of official 2021 pre-season testing in Bahrain. Leclerc’s run in the 2018 car was part of a five-day test organised by F...

25 January, 2021 Ferrari Academy young guns Giuliano Alesi, Robert Shwartzman and Marcus Armstrong all got a taste of the Scuderia’s illustrious cars at Fiorano today. Ferrari reported at the day’s end: Today saw the start of five days of testing at Fiorano for Scuderia Ferrari, with seven drivers involved. The team and three of the Ferrari Driver Academy members were met this morning by temperatures close to freezing and even a few snowflakes falling lightly on the Prancing Horse’s home track. The first to get behind the wheel was Giuliano Alesi, just over 30 years on from his father J...

Formula 1 Giuliano Alesi & Marcus Armstrong got their first taste of Formula 1 machinery on Monday, testing the 2018 Ferrari SF71-H. Ahead of the 2021 season starting, Ferrari are holding a mammoth five day test at their Fiorano track this week. While rules covering the running of the current F1 cars are very strict, teams are permitted to use older cars as much as they’d like for private testing. Despite the 2019 car now being permitted to use for such tests, Ferrari opted to use the 2018 car again this week, and handed maiden F1 car drives to two of their Academy drivers. Giuliano Alesi, ...

23 January, 2021 The start of the Formula 1 season is not far off and Scuderia Ferrari is firing up the engines for five days of testing at the Fiorano track, involving seven of the Maranello marque’s drivers. They include race drivers, Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc who make up the team’s youngest pairing since 1968. The Spaniard will be at the wheel of a Ferrari for the very first time on Wednesday 27 and the morning of Thursday. As previously confirmed, the car in question will be a 2018 SF71H, the same car used in the past two tests at the company’s home tracks. The first was at M...