First Drive: Lamborghini Aventador from the Sepang F1 Circuit with video

Teamspeed’s Karl Peskett travels to the Sepang F1 Circuit in Malaysia to test the new Italian supercar for us and he hasn’t stopped raving about the new halo car since. David Cheng, a Daytona 24 hour race driver, jumps on the anchors and swings the car to the right. Downshifting, the exhaust bellows a massive “whump!” each time the left-hand paddle is flicked. Now he hurls it left. The power is fed in and I’m wondering how this sort of speed through a bend is possible.

“It’s a point and shoot weapon,” he shouts across the metal cacophony. “Make sure you always look where you want to go, and the car will naturally follow. The last thing you want is target fixation in this car!”

Noted. His smooth steering inputs are allowing the car to naturally glide into and out of each corner. David clearly has experience behind the wheel, and we’re grateful we’re under his watchful eye.

Teamspeed has been invited to the first dynamic launch of the Lamborghini Aventador, held at the Sepang F1 Circuit in Malaysia, and it’s a hot and humid day out on the track. The sun is burning straight through the overcast cloud layer and heating the track to around 55 degrees and more in some places.