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Afterwards, the Toro Rosso driver, who has competed alongside the likes of Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton, admitted to a few nerves.

The Toro Rosso driver had said over the Japanese Grand Prix weekend that he did not know when he would be able to take the test due to his busy schedule.

The Dutch youngster turned 18 years old on Wednesday and passed his driving test – unsurprisingly perhaps – at the first attempt.

His successes that year were not enough to keep him in Formula One, however, and he would go on to be replaced at Toro Rosso by the now-successful Daniel Ricciardo.

As Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel drove a flawless pole-to-flag victory, a record fourth in eight editions here, world champion Lewis Hamilton’s vehicle packed up early for the first time this season after 34 laps. When the safety auto pitted Vettel appeared to slow the...

“There’s a man on the track, there’s a man on the track!” eventual victor Sebastian Vettel exclaimed on his way to a dominant victory.Lewis Hamilton’s demise through the heart of Singapore was nearly as painful as the authorities were slow to get...

“For me it felt like I was driving at my best in the race”. The German started from pole and led all 61 laps, managing the race perfectly through two appearances from the Safety auto .

The Ferrari driver picked up his second win of the year at the Hungarian Grand Prix in July but the dominant form of Briton Lewis Hamilton has allowed the Mercedes driver to open up a 74- point advantage over Vettel with six races remaining. Red Bull’s Daniel Riccardo and...

With Manor rumoured to be switching to year-old Mercedes engines for 2016, Ferrari nonetheless faces the potential of supplying five teams in 2016 – itself, Red Bull, Toro Rosso, Sauber and the incoming Haas.

Nico Rosberg on track ahead of the 2015 Hungarian Grand Prix [Picture: Mercedes-Benz].

I think coming here I’ve always had, generally, good experiences here, but loving the weather, loving the city.

Even Silverstone VIP guest George Lucas couldn’t have written a better script for the 2015 British Grand Prix.