16-year-old becomes youngest ever F1 driver

16-year-old Nabil Jeffri became the youngest ever person to drive a Formula One car this week after taking the Lotus Racing T127 for a drive at the Duxford aerodrome on Wednesday. The Malaysian driver was in the cockpit as part of a straightline test day for the team, in preparation for the forthcoming Italian Grand Prix at Monza.

Race driver Heikki Kovalainen and test driver Fairuz Fauzy were both on hand to offer invaluable advice to the Formula BMW Pacific driver. The teenager also completed some practice pitstops, giving even more experience to the team's pit crew.