Earlier this year he joined HRT as reserve driver and has since been working on its development programme, including several tests in various cars, outings on the simulator and a ‘rigorous physical training regime’. Qing Hua first drove the HRT F112 on-track in the Young Driver test at Silverstone, thus picking up his Super Licence.
“This is a very important step towards my dream of becoming a Formula 1 driver,” Qing Hua said. “I’m very excited about driving at a circuit like Monza. The objective of this session is to continue advancing with my programme, rack up more miles and experience at the wheel of an F1 car and help the team with whatever they need."
“I’m excited but also calm about it because I’ve been training hard in the past months to be prepared for when the opportunity presented itself. I’ve also worked on the simulator to get to know the circuits a bit better and how a Formula 1 car reacts. Over the last months I’ve been with the team at Grands Prix and I’ve also learned a lot from the engineers and my team-mates, who have shared information and their experience which will be very useful.”Karthikeyan will step back into the cockpit on Friday afternoon.
