Aitken: “The dream of Formula One is still very much alive”

Whether he is chucking a ball around with Daniel Ricciardo, or gunning for victory with Campos Racing, Jack Aitken can almost always be found at a Formula 1 race weekend. Deeply immersed in the Renault F1 Academy programme, as the team’s test Driver, he plays a vital role at more than just the 12 support event weekends.

The 24-year-old joins Alex Jacques and Rosanna Tennant in the latest episode of F2: The Road to F1, and is as charming as ever. Aitken is regularly described on the podcast as the funniest driver in the paddock, but there is a more thoughtful and logical side to the young racer. His maturity shines through and his determination to reach the highest tier of single-seater racing is absolute.

The London-born driver discusses his win on home soil at Silverstone earlier this season and the ups and downs of getting to Formula One. He also opens up on the death of his friend, and fellow Renault driver, Anthoine Hubert.

The tenth episode is available to download now across all major podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Deezer, TuneIn and Stitcher. Subscribe now via your favourite podcast app and make sure that you don’t miss a second.

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