by dp35 » Thu Nov 08, 2007 12:30 am
Maybe it wasn't Doohan, but it was another 500cc champion of around that same era, and I think another Australian Honda rider, can't think of the bloke's name.... anyways, in his F1 test, he made it only one or two corners before spinning out and into a gaurdrail, and that was it.
Travis Pastrana did get to drive an F1 car, 2, 3, or 4 years ago. I can't remember which team's car it was, one of the backmarkers. He was told to stay behind a pace car, and he didn't want to, so he passed it. What he didn't know was that the team had a remote kill switch, which they activated, leaving him stranded on the track. They also made him walk back to the pits. End of story.
Maybe it wasn't Doohan, but it was another 500cc champion of around that same era, and I think another Australian Honda rider, can't think of the bloke's name.... anyways, in his F1 test, he made it only one or two corners before spinning out and into a gaurdrail, and that was it.
Travis Pastrana did get to drive an F1 car, 2, 3, or 4 years ago. I can't remember which team's car it was, one of the backmarkers. He was told to stay behind a pace car, and he didn't want to, so he passed it. What he didn't know was that the team had a remote kill switch, which they activated, leaving him stranded on the track. They also made him walk back to the pits. End of story.