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Winkelhock looking forward to F1 debut

Markus Winkelhock

Markus Winkelhock has an exciting month coming up. In December the German will make his Formula One debut. He got invited by Midland to test with the F1 team at Jerez, Spain.

"It's a great feeling!" said Winkelhock. "When my manager called me to say that the test was confirmed, I just couldn't believe it! My target is to do this test and demonstrate that I deserve a place in the Team as an Official test driver. They need money and for sure they need a paying driver for 2006. I am not paying for this test as they invited me, so now I have to thank them and do my job as well as I can."

Markus' father Manfred Winkelhock passed away after a racing incident in 1985. "It is a strange feeling to know I will be getting behind the wheel of a Formula 1 car 20 years after my father died. Of course my mother is very pleased for me but obviously she is still scared about my career. My father died whilst racing and she knows that my target is to get into Formula 1, but she accepts this challenge and all of the consequences."

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