SILVERSTONE, Great Britain -- American racing driver Santino Ferrucci said he took pride in making his Formula One debut with Haas during a test day at Silverstone on Tuesday.
The 18-year-old completed 55 laps of the grand prix circuit before wet weather brought an early end to the team's planned aerodynamic testing. He became the first American to drive an American F1 car since Danny Ongais raced a Penske PC4 at the Canadian Grand Prix in 1977 and Ferrucci said he was proud to bring an all-American line-up back to the track.
"Oh man! Even having an American team, when you first hear the rumours, you are like 'Is this real?