Published:2024/1/27 20:18
On Saturday, January 27, 2024, Scuderia Ferrari, which participates in the FIA-F1 World Championship, announced the lineup of reserve and development drivers who will support Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz for the 2024 season.
reserve driver
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In addition to Antonio Giovinazzi and Robert Schwartzman, Oliver Bearman, who currently competes in the FIA-F2 Championship with Prema Racing, has been added as a new F1 reserve driver.
Bearman, who is part of the Ferrari Driver Academy (FDA), will stand in alongside Giovinazzi and Schwartzman in the event of an unforeseen issue with a race driver.
Giovinazzi, a former Alfa Romeo F1 driver, and Schwartzman, who was appointed to the Scuderia reserves last year, will compete in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) in a Ferrari 499P hypercar alongside their reserve roles.
development driver
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Charles’ younger brother, Arthur Leclerc, who left the FDA at the end of last season, has joined the development driver team that includes Antonio Focco and Davide Rigon.
Development Drivers are primarily required to work on the simulator to develop the machine, including updates during the season, and to work on setup for the weekend.
In addition to his role as development driver, Arthur Leclerc competes in the Italian GT Championship with the Scuderia Baldini 27. Focco will drive the No. 50 car 499P in the WEC Hyper class, while Rigon will also compete in the WEC LMGT3 class with the Vista AF Corse GT3 team.
3-day test starts from 29th
Ferrari will take part in the Pirelli tire test at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya from Monday, January 29th to Tuesday, January 30th.
For the first two days, regular drivers Leclerc and Sainz will be at the wheel of last year’s SF-23. This will be Arthur Leclerc’s first F1 drive, as he will be driving the 2022 F1-75.
Bearman will be in charge of the third and final day alone.
2024-01-27 11:18:46
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