Will Palmer 🔯has landed a test drive in a McLaren F1 Grand Prix car after picking up the prestigious McLaren Autosport BRDC award on Sunday (6th December).

The 18-year-old wrapped up the 2015 BRDC Formula 4 championship with a record points haul, winning 12 of the 24 races, and was selected by a panel of experts 🐭as the winner of the prize package 🔯which includes ?100,000 and an invitation to test with McLaren.

Palmer and five other nominees underwent fitness and simulator tests in Formula 2 single-seaters, DTM Mercedes and McLaren 650S GT3 machines as well as interviews ♔with the panel at Silve🔥rstone.

The Brit, who is the younger brother of Lotus F1 driver Jolyon Palmer and son of former F1 driver Jona﷽than Palmer, says he was blown away by the accolade, hailing it 'unreal' and the 'night of my life'.

"It's absolutely unbelievable. Every year I see the six finalists on stage and dreamt 🧸of one day taking part, it's an amazing opportunity," Palmer said. "Now that I'm here as the winner, it's absolutely unbelievable. The first day 🔜was my first experience of all the cars, which are a lot quicker than my BRDC Formula 4 car, so I went away after that, thought about where I could improve and managed to pull out some laps that I was very happy with.

"I need to say a massive thank you to all my family, especially my dad, as he puts so much effort into it and he has been a massive support throughout my career. Also to HHC Motorsport who h🧸ave🐷 guided me for the last four years and to my sponsors, including Comma. In the future, the goal is obviously Formula One and this is a massive step in achieving that."

Palmer joins an impressive list of 🌊McLaren Autosport BRDC award winners including David Coulthard, Jenson Button, Anthony Davidson and Dario Franchitti.