- 22 Mar 11, 05:25#245670
VODAFONE F1 RACER SET TO TAKE ON MT PANORAMA
In the lead up to the 2011 FORMULA 1™ QANTAS AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX, Vodafone McLaren Mercedes driver, Jenson Button is set to fulfil his dream of taking on Australia’s most renowned race track, Mount Panorama, Bathurst, on Tuesday, March 22, 2011.
This will be the first time a Formula 1™ car has ever been driven around the iconic Bathurst track and who better to guide Jenson Button, 2009 FIA Formula One™ Drivers’ World Champion, around the circuit than 5 x Bathurst winner, TeamVodafone’s Craig Lowndes.
Both will pilot their respective cars around the track before swapping seats, with Button behind the wheel of the TeamVodafone V8 Supercar and Lowndes gearing up for his first ever drive in a Formula 1™ car – the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes MP4-23.
The event is due to kick off at 11am and there will be opportunities for spectators to meet with Vodafone McLaren Mercedes driver, Jenson Button and TeamVodafone’s Craig Lowndes. Entry for the public is by gold coin donation with all funds going to help victims of the Queensland & Victorian floods.
I'll add video once it becomes available.
In the lead up to the 2011 FORMULA 1™ QANTAS AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX, Vodafone McLaren Mercedes driver, Jenson Button is set to fulfil his dream of taking on Australia’s most renowned race track, Mount Panorama, Bathurst, on Tuesday, March 22, 2011.
This will be the first time a Formula 1™ car has ever been driven around the iconic Bathurst track and who better to guide Jenson Button, 2009 FIA Formula One™ Drivers’ World Champion, around the circuit than 5 x Bathurst winner, TeamVodafone’s Craig Lowndes.
Both will pilot their respective cars around the track before swapping seats, with Button behind the wheel of the TeamVodafone V8 Supercar and Lowndes gearing up for his first ever drive in a Formula 1™ car – the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes MP4-23.
The event is due to kick off at 11am and there will be opportunities for spectators to meet with Vodafone McLaren Mercedes driver, Jenson Button and TeamVodafone’s Craig Lowndes. Entry for the public is by gold coin donation with all funds going to help victims of the Queensland & Victorian floods.
I'll add video once it becomes available.