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Aitken had to ‘re-hardwire' his brain for F1 debut
Jack Aitken says that he had to “re-hardwire” his brain due to the complexity of Formula 1 machinery in preparation for his debut at the Sakhir Grand Prix. Aitken stepped in at Williams, taking George Russell’s seat as the latter was drafted to Mercedes to replace Lewis Hamilton, who was forced to miss the second race in Bahrain due to a Covid-19 diagnosis. Having had just one FP1 outing with Williams this year in July, Aitken says he had to undergo a steep learning curve in order to get up to speed with the F1 car, a sizeable upgrade from the Formula 2 machinery he is accustomed to. “There was a lot I was prepared for this weekend in terms of having done days in the simulator, I...
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