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Williams to test 14-year-old Malaysian

Williams will give 14-year-old rising Malaysian driver Jazeman Jaafar a test in its F1 simulator  today after he took two wins and a second place in the first four rounds of the Formula BMW Asia series. Jaafar arrives at the the Williams Toyota factory in Grove this morning.

"The team will run the Sepang race configuration for me as I know the track so well," Jaafar said. "This simulator is so close to reality. It is huge and looks a lot like a flight simulator with a screen that goes all around.  I could not believe how lucky I am to be
supported by Sir Frank and it is my dream to race for Williams." 

During the visit Jazeman will be accompanied by his Meritus race engineer and director Firhat Mokhzani and Dato' Kamaruddin the Deputy CEO of Malaysian based AirAsia who are partners of the Williams Toyota team. 

Given Jafaar's age the only way they could test him safely would be at the wheel of their simulator.

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