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Khan enjoys F1 debut at Paul Ricard

Britain's Adam Khan got his first taste of Formula 1 action on Sunday when he climbed aboard the R28 for a shakedown test at Paul Ricard in the South of France.

Kahn, 23, spent the day getting acclimatised to the car that he will drive throughout the year at city and circuit demonstrations, as part of the team's 2009 Roadshow programme.

"It was an awesome experience," a delighted Kahn explained he climbed from the cockpit. "The team did and excellent job of getting me comfortable and used to the all systems on the car. The power from the V8 engine was impressive, but these modern Formula 1 cars are so driveable that I quickly got up to speed and I now have some valuable experience under by belt. I'm looking forward to my first demonstration run in Dubai in April."

Colin Hale, Coordinator for Renault's Roadshow activities added: "The programme focussed on getting Adam comfortable in the car and giving him some mileage behind the wheel. He quickly adapted to the R28, worked well with the engineers and everything went smoothly. Overall it was a positive first day."

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