Fionn McLaughlin, a 16-year-old from Magherafelt, has secured a coveted spot on the Red Bull Junior Driver Team
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00:00You
00:30I
01:00First
01:02You
01:28We
01:29Don't buy stars. We made stars
01:32We are in Jerez in the south of Spain a former Grand Prix circuit
01:39And we are doing a driver
01:42search
01:43which means
01:44We are looking for young this time very young drivers for our tuner program
01:51the history is
01:54very long and very successful
01:56I don't know exactly when it started, but we had driver searches
02:01In Europe in us us for example a guy named Scott speed came around
02:08He made it to Formula One
02:10and in Europe
02:13Yeah, it was Ricciardo
02:15Pierre Gasly we got world champions as well
02:19It's I think it's known four times
02:23Sebastian Vettel three times. Hopefully this year another first title for Max
02:29So the selection was done
02:32Miss drivers who are
02:34The youngest is just 13 years old
02:38The oldest oldest is 16 years old
02:43But basically they all are coming out of go-kart. What is important here that we see
02:50Most of them are the first time in a formula car. How do they adapt? How quickly are they progressing?
02:58and how is
03:00their
03:02Improvement during a two-day test, you know, we start
03:07with old tires and new tires and we
03:11Really focused how good are they under pressure and under qualifying simulations
03:18This driver should be in a position to win a Grand Prix. We give them the chance with
03:26massive financial support
03:29They can use our simulators in Milton Keynes
03:34They will look after
03:37with
03:40Physical and also nutrition program and there was overlooked that
03:48Training is done in the right direction because in motor racing
03:52You have to have a very strong neck and you have to be always at least one category ahead
03:58so it's and I
04:01would say
04:04Perfect preparation for Formula One
04:13Hi, I'm Finn McLaughlin, I'm 16 years old from Northern Ireland
04:17I've been
04:19part of racing for 10 years
04:22This year I've been competing in the I'm Euro Series. If I couldn't championship, I'm the champions of the future
04:29To be a world champion
04:32Well, my dad did it to begin with so when I was a wee baby watching my father drive
04:38around my home track and I was always at a track since the age of I don't even know I was that young I
04:47There was I loved watching Sebastian Vettel. He was the person that really got me into
04:53He was always an inspiration to me just the way his personality is something I would like to be
04:59Well, I'll never give up
05:01That's the main thing and I work hard and tell him at the top and if it takes as long as it does
05:06I'll keep working until I'm there and that's the difference people give up but me I never give up
05:13Ah, well today I had to jump into GP3 for the first time
05:17so that was the biggest challenge taking me out of my comfort zone, so I
05:21Just had fun tried to do my best and I'm happy with the job I've done