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Chilton: Nervous about debut
Marussia's Max Chilton admits he is nervous ahead of making his Formula 1 debut at this weekend's Australian Grand Prix.The 21-year-old will be the fourth British driver on the grid this season after graduating from the GP2 Series, in which he finished fourth in 2012.
Having spent the previous three seasons on the F1 undercard, Chilton will know most of the circuits well and thus feels the biggest challenge during his rookie year will be the additional steering wheel controls he now needs to master at 200mph.
"The main difference between GP2 and F1 is how much stuff you have to do on the wheel - things like changing the dif (differential), the KERS, the DRS - there is so much going on...
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