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Di Resta was ‘scared, anxious and nervous'

Williams reserve driver Paul di Resta reflected on a whirlwind afternoon in Hungary after swapping commentary duty for the cockpit of the FW40. Di Resta was due to commentate on qualifying and the race for Sky Sports, but was thrown in at the deep end by Williams after Felipe Massa was deemed to unwell to continue after a brief FP3 outing. The Scot, who has only driven 10 laps of a 2014 Williams car in three-and-a-half years, qualified P19 for Sunday's race – quicker than Sauber's Marcus Ericsson – and described the whole event as 'absolutely unreal'. 'I'm not going to lie, I was scared, nervous, anxious,' Di Resta told Sky Sports F1. 'I've not driven one of these cars for...
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