Video: Lapping Thruxton in a Formula One Williams!
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A highlight of Thruxton's 50th anniversary celebtrations last wekend was Karun Chandhok taking a 1983 Williams FW08C round the 2.356-mile lap, and we can now bring you the official Williams footage from the F1 car.
“I love Thruxton!” said Karun. “I remember competing here 15 years ago in Formula 3, and it’s still just as quick and still has plenty of character. I enjoy coming here because it’s different. A lot of other circuits all have the same characteristics, whereas because Thruxton is so fast-and-flowing, the racing is always fantastic with all the slipstreaming and it’s nice to go somewhere that’s got bumps and kerbs and camber in the road.
“Better still, I got to drive it in what is one hell of a piece of kit – and the first F1 car that Ayrton Senna ever tested. Its screaming DFV engine – pulling 9,800rpm in top gear – seemed to please everyone on the grass banks, and I certainly had a lot of fun!”
