Aston Martin has given teenager Deagen Fairclough his first experience of F1 machinery.

The Englishman climbed behind the wheel of an AMR23 at Silverstone, as driven by Fernando Alonso during the F1 2023 campaign.

Deagen Fairclough handed Aston Martin F1 test at Silverstone

The outing was his reward for winning the BRDC Young Driver of the Year Award in 2024.

The award came with £200,000 and a test with the Aston Martin Formula 1 team.

The GB3 driver took to the British GP venue for the outing last Thursday.

“I’m extremely, extremely lucky to have that opportunity to test drive a Formula 1 car. It’s a dream come true,” Fairclough told invited media, including PlanetF1.com.

“For it to be Fernando Alonso’s car as well, and he stood on the podium with it, that was a real dream come tru

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