MARKUS WINKELHOCK IS MF1 RACING'S TEST DRIVER
MF1Racing, the Formula 1 team owned and operated by the Midland
Group, is today pleased to announce that 25-year-old Markus
Winkelhock will be one of the team's official test drivers
in 2006.
Winkelhock, son of the late Formula 1 and sports car driver
Manfred Winkelhock, tested for MF1 Racing in Jerez in December
and impressed Managing Director Colin Kolles with his talent
and determination: 'Markus showed true class in the test before
Christmas. He was immediately at home in a Formula 1 car and
he will be a big asset to our development programme this year'.
As well as sharing testing duties with the team's race drivers,
Stuttgart-based Markus will also participate in Midland's
Grand Prix Friday driver line-up, the full details of which
will be announced at a later date.
After finishing third in the 2005 World Series by Renault,
Markus said his first F1 test was: 'an unforgettable experience.
It gave me the hunger for more and this opportunity with Midland
is fantastic for me. I know the team has a big development
programme for the new MF1-Toyota M16 and I look forward to
being constructively involved with it.'
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