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Inexperienced teen Celis first to test new Force India
Force India has surprised fans by announcing Mexican teenager Alfonso Celis Jr, who has half a day's experience of Formula 1, will be first to test the team's new car next week instead of a regular race driver. The 19-year-old, who was appointed development driver in November, will be at the wheel of the new VJM09 car on two of the four days of the first pre-season test at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya. Mexican Sergio Perez and Germany's Nico Hulkenberg, who will race for the team in the season starting on March 20, will each have one day of testing. Teams more usually entrust their precious new car to an experienced race driver, who can compare it to the previous year's model, for the...
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