Stoner and Dovizioso Visit the Red Bull Racing F1 HQ

Ahead of the Silverstone GP last weekend, a part of the Repsol Honda riders paid a visit to the Red Bull Racing facilities in Milton Keynes. The riders in question were Casey Stoner and Andrea Dovizioso, who both toured the Red Bull F1 factory and were offered an exclusive behind the scenes view of how the current F1 World Champions operate.

Moreover, they had the chance to test F1 Simulator, the same machine used by Red Bull F1 pilots Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber throughout the year to prepare for races.

"The whole day has been amazing, to learn how much technology is used in F1 and see it first hand is spectacular. When I watch the F1 races now I'm going to know a little more about what's going on behind the scenes and understand what the drivers are going through. My time on the simulator was something special, to understand how late they can actually brake was something remarkable to experience and I guess it's as close as I'll ever get to feeling that. I'd like to thank all the guys at Red Bull, it's been an unbelievable day and something I'd love to do again for sure," Stoner said.

"Today has been something very special, you can't imagine how many people are working towards winning the race, to ensure everything is perfect and to develop things for the F1 car. With my experience on bikes, I feel you can develop many things but with the car it seems there is no limit. The simulator was very difficult, I expected more movement but easier. When I saw the lap time it wasn't so nice to see! The braking in corner entry is very strange to get used to, something I didn't expect. I made 15 laps but it was difficult to try and improve because it was something almost beyond the limit!" added Dovizioso.