Lucas Auer will not be the only young driver on track for the Force India Formula One team in Hungary in two weeks time as the young Austrian will be joined by Russian Formula 3 driver, Nikita Mazepin.
While it will be Auer's first opportunity to experience a Formula One car, for Nikita, the test will be another chance to continue his development programme following a successful test with the team at Silverstone in 2016 and drive the cars built to the 2017 regulations.
So therefore the Silverstone based team already knows Nikita well and giving him time in the VJM10 is simply the next stage in his development.
“I'm really looking forward to testing with Sahara Force India again,” he said. “I've been working with the team for over a year and it's great to get another chance to drive the car.”
“The last time I drove an F1 car was in 2016 so it's going to be interesting to make a comparison with the new 2017 regulations. I learned so much from the last test and it's an important part of my development as a driver."
"I've been doing lots of simulator work to get ready for the test and I'm working hard to make sure I deliver everything the team expects from me.”
