After the departure of Mike Skinner, aka “The American”, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May's The Grand Tour program has just hired a new test driver. The “elect” is called Abbie Eaton, she is only 25 years old and is one of the most successful female pilots in the UK!
Abbie, who has already appeared in the second program of season two of the series, has two British Mazda MX-5 SuperCup titles on his CV, as well as 25 wins, 38 podiums and 16 fastest laps in just eight years of career as a racing driver. racing.
“The Grand Tour” has new queen
New queen of the Eboladrome, the track used specifically for “The Grand Tour”, Abbie is also a qualified race car and sports car instructor.
In the program by Jeremy Clarkson and company, the British debuted on track at the wheel of the new Mercedes-AMG GT R, with which she performed as best lap on the Eboladrome, 1min and 18.7s.
Meanwhile, while you don't have the opportunity to watch another episode of “The Grand Tour” and observe the new driver's driving skills — best of the new driver —, take the opportunity to see the video with Abbie, made by Mazda, in 2014. Go, certainly like it!…