Formula 1 has announced the launch of the Pirelli Hot Laps programme. Ten events will occur throughout the 2018 season in which spectators, celebrities and guests attending a Grand Prix will have a chance to be driven around a track in a supercar by a professional racing driver.
Pirelli, the official tyre supplier of F1, will present the programme and provide all the tyres from a separate garage, where all the supercars will be available for viewing. Bahrain, which hosts the second round of the 2018 F1 championship, will be the first venue for the programme.
Aston Martin, who will run with the Aston Martin Vantage and McLaren, who have chosen the McLaren 720S, are the first two manufacturers to confirm their participation in the ten events.