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Johnson describes F1 experience as ‘mind blowing'

Jimmie Johnson chats with Fernando Alonso pic: Hendrick Motorsport Twitter McLaren and Hendrick Motorsport pic: Hendrick Motorsport Twitter Jimmie Johnson has described the experience of driving a Formula 1 car as ‘mind blowing' after sampling a 2013-spec McLaren MP4-28. The opportunity came as part of a car swap with Fernando Alonso in Bahrain, which saw the two-time F1 champ climb aboard Johnson's Chevrolet Camaro NASCAR. Having laid down a benchmark time, both drivers climbed aboard the foreign machinery, with Johnson getting within two tenths of the 1:40.204s lap set by Alonso. In the NASCAR the Spaniard set a 2:10.830s lap, more than three seconds faster than the initial lap...
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