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Matsushita named as McLaren F1 test driver
Honda protege Nobuharu Matsushita has been named a McLaren Formula 1 test and reserve driver for the upcoming season. The former Japanese F3 champion, who will be driving for ART Grand Prix in GP2 this year, will focus his efforts on simulator work and engineering support alongside reserve driver Stoffel Vandoorne. Speaking about the opportunity, Matshushita said: “This season I am ecstatic to be joining the McLaren-Honda F1 team as a test and development driver. “To step into the world of Formula 1 fulfils a boyhood dream, and is a huge step forward in my career. I will do the utmost to help the race team on the track, by gathering data to feed back into the development and set-up of...
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