Ferrari reserve driver Robert Shwartzman will get a Friday apply outing for Stake at his weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix.
Shwartzman presently drives the privately entered AF Corse Ferrari Hypercar within the World Endurance Championship, has pushed for the F1 crew throughout a number of FP1 classes up to now, and drove for Haas on the 2021 Younger Driver check. He’ll exchange Valtteri Bottas within the first Friday apply session at Zandvoort, with the Finn returning to the automobile from FP2 onwards.
Stake has Theo Pourchaire and Zane Maloney inside the Sauber driver academy this 12 months, however neither have but been chosen for an FP1 run, with Shwartzman getting the primary outing for the crew that may rely in direction of the 2 necessary rookie appearances.
Each Bottas and teammate Zhou Guaynu face unsure futures at Stake, with Nico Hulkenberg becoming a member of the crew in 2025 earlier than its transition into the Audi manufacturing unit undertaking the next 12 months, and Carlos Sainz turning down a suggestion to accomplice him.
