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This is his first time out here and although it has taken a while to get into the groove, I think he is now in a position where he can have a good race tomorrow.

No-one was more surprised than Alexander Rossi when he got the call from the Manor Marussia team saying he would make his Formula One debut at this weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix.

“I wasn’t expecting 2015 to be a year I was racing in F1”, said Rossi, who has previously driven in practice sessions on race weekends for Manor and former team Caterham. “At least I did 12 races, that is really good, I think, for a driver in Formula One...

Asked by AUTOSPORT what the drive could mean for his future, he replied: “The big thing I’ve been missing for the last three years in my F1 career is racing”.