A Wild Ride for Firman

Ralf Firman has had a fair share of thrills and spills during his first season in F1. This time he is faced with a different form of thrills (hopefully not spills).The Big One is the official roller coaster of Jordan Grand Prix. The coaster is composed of the body of the EJ-11 on a stripped down carriage on the roller coaster. Although the coaster was extensively tested, Ralf Firman was the first person to take the “plunge”.Ralph commented: “It was a really strange sensation being in the car and not being in control. When I came up the first hill and started into the big drop the car went almost vertical which was quite a feeling! Obviously nothing comes close to driving a Formula 1 car around a racetrack but I have to say the minute I spent on the roller coaster was pretty exhilarating.” (Felipe Fernandes)