Arrows runs two-seater.

Journalists had their first taste of two-seater Formula One action last week, as Arrows ran its new baby for the first time.

In a move which echoes McLaren's two-year old initiative, the Leafield outfit has constructed a two-seater with which to give the media, sponsors and other dignitaries that chance to sample to sport first hand, and ran the car for the first time at Donington Park last Tuesday.

Test pilot - and European Arrows F3000 driver - Mark Webber conducted the runs and, despite the poor weather conditions, the journalists present all appeared to enjoy the experience. All emerged impressed not only that their chauffeur had brought them back in one piece, but also with the performance, braking and handling of the new car.

''Before I went out, somebody described it to me as an out-of-body experience,'' joked the Sun's Sharon Hendy, ''and it really did feel like that due to the G-forces. But it was fine, although you had to put your trust totally in the hands of the driver.''

This was the first of twelve proposed outings for the Arrows Two-Seater Experience, which will continue throughout the year.