(Motorsport News)
Thursday, 28th February 2013
JAZEMAN JAAFAR TO DRIVE FORMULA ONE CAR IN
KUALA LUMPUR
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| Jazeman with the AMG PETRONAS F1 car. |
Jazeman Jaafar will inch closer to realising his lifelong dream next month
when he climbs into the cockpit and drives a Formula One™ car for the first
time. Jazeman has been given the honour of driving the MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS
demo car at a special demonstration run event to be held in Kuala Lumpur on 17th
March, ahead of the 2013 FORMULA 1™ PETRONAS MALAYSIA GRAND PRIX.
The PETRONAS event in the heart of Kuala Lumpur will give Jazeman a
once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to showcase his talent behind the wheels of a
MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS Formula One™ car, with the stunning backdrop of the iconic
PETRONAS Twin Towers. Jazeman will share driving duties at this event with
MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS Development Driver, Sam Bird.
Jazeman says, “It’s difficult to describe the emotions I had when I was
told by PETRONAS that I would be given the chance to drive the MERCEDES AMG
PETRONAS Formula One™ Team; I’m happy, excited, proud and impatient for 17th
March! I am very grateful to PETRONAS for their support and putting their faith
in me to put on a good show at this special event.
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| Jazeman with the AMG PETRONAS F1 car |
He continues, “As there won’t be an opportunity for me to drive the car
before the KL event, I’m preparing by working with the team on the simulator
alongside my Renault 3.5 Series programme, but to be making my ‘F1 driving
debut’ behind the wheel in front of a home crowd will be just totally
awesome.”
Jazeman, a PETRONAS Talent Programme
driver, will be racing in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series this season, a move up
from the British F3 championship which he has been competing in for the last
three years. His ultimate goal is to be racing in F1, but before he reaches
this pinnacle of motor racing, he needs to race in lower formulas to keep
learning his craft and gain more racing experience.
Jazeman explains, “I’m only 20 years old and I’ve been racing in
single-seaters for six years, working my way up the ladder of racing categories,
learning, improving, experiencing more technical and more powerful cars. I am
capable of driving an F1 car within the parameters of a demonstration run and
really looking forward to it, but it will be a couple of years before I can
consider looking for a full-time race driving position in F1. I’m sure that this
‘taster’ of driving an F1 car will add to my determination to reach F1 and it
will be an amazing experience.”
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| Jazeman with the AMG PETRONAS F1 car |
The PETRONAS street demonstration run
will take place in Kuala Lumpur on 17th March 2013 featuring the participation
of other teams in PETRONAS Motorsports portfolio. For further information please
visit www.petmos.com.my
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