British F1 rookie suffers disastrous first lap of his career

Freddie Slater looks to be in pole position as Britain’s next F1 star, but his debut in a grand prix car turned into a rollercoaster. The 18-year-old was one of 10 rookies taking part in Free Practice 1 at the Mexico City GP, with the young Brit getting behind the wheel for Audi. Slater has been a star junior driver in recent seasons, with F1 teams clamouring for his signature - but his first chance at a grand prix weekend was incident-packed to say the least. Freddie Slater almost stopped in hi

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