Robert Shwartzman will drive for Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber in Free Practice One at the 2024 Dutch GP.
Shwartzman currently is a reserve driver for Ferrari and drove in the very same session for the Scuderia last year in Zandvoort, which was followed by a FP1 run at Abu Dhabi and the post-season test.
The 24 year-old though will this year drive for Sauber in FP1 at Zandvoort and replace Valtteri Bottas, who will return to his cockpit for FP2 and throughout the remainder of the weekend.
In a post on X confirming Shwartzman’s FP1 run, Sauber commented: “The young driver, a Scuderia Ferrari reserve driver in this year’s Formula One season, will take over Valtteri Bottas’s seat for the session, with the Finn resuming driving duties for the remainder of the weekend.
“As in previous occasions, we work in partnership with Scuderia Ferrari to give young talent an opportunity in practice sessions. Good luck, Robert!”
The young driver, a Scuderia Ferrari reserve driver in this year’s Formula One season, will take over Valtteri Bottas’s seat for the session, with the Finn resuming driving duties for the remainder of the weekend.
As in previous occasions, we work in partnership with Scuderia…
— Stake F1 Team KICK Sauber (@stakef1team_ks) August 20, 2024
This will mark the third season that Shwartzman has driven in a FP1 session after he made his FP1 debut in Austin, Texas, in 2022 for Ferrari which was followed by another runout in Abu Dhabi that season.
Shwartzman is currently competing in FIA World Endurance Championship with AF Corse.
The 2024 Dutch Grand Prix marks F1’s return from its summer break, with FP1 kicking off the action on Friday 23 August at 12:30pm CEST (11:30am GMT)
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