Oliver Rowland gets another taste of F1

DAMS F2 racer Oliver Rowland will enjoy a run in F1 machinery when he demos Renault’s 2012 car next month at the Gamma Racings Days event at Assen.

The 24-year-old, who won the showcase F2 event in Monaco this year, will share the former V8-powered Lotus E20 in Holland with Nico Hulkenberg. 

“It’s a really exciting time for me to drive Renault’s F1 car in front of 100,000 people in Holland,” said Rowland.

“I see this as a step in the right direction to achieving my dream of driving in Formula 1.”

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The car supplied by Renault is the machine entrusted to Robert Kubica for his recent tests at Valencia and Paul Ricard.

Rowland’s previous F1 experience includes a run in a McLaren in 2012 as a prize for winning the McLaren Autosport BRDc Award that year, and demo laps behind the wheel of a Red Bull at Silverstone in 2015.

Oliver Rowland will drive Renault’s F1 car at Assen on August 5 while Hulkenberg will be on hand for demo runs the following day.

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