Mike Conway and Marcus Ericsson secure tests with the Mercedes GP team during F1 session at Jerez
Mike Conway and Marcus Ericsson have been added to the driver line-up for the F1 young driver test at
Jerez early next month.
The pair will run with Mercedes GP during the test and will spend half a day on track during each of the three days.
Conway had previously acted as test driver for the team when it was under Honda ownership and comes into the test having spent 2009 running in the
IndyCar Series. Ericsson meanwhile heads into the test as the reigning Japanese
F3 title winner and impressed in the end of season Macau Grand Prix – where he secured pole position for the TOM'S team.
The full list of drivers currently confirmed for the test is below.
BMW Sauber:Alexander Rossi
Esteban Gutierrez
Brawn GP/Mercedes:Mike Conway
Marcus Ericsson
Ferrari:Jules Bianchi
Daniel Zampieri
Marco Zipoli
Pablo Sanchez Lopez
Force India:Paul di Resta
JR Hildebrand
McLaren:TBC
Red Bull Racing:Daniel Ricciardo
Renault:Bertrand Baguette
Lucas di Grassi
Toro Rosso:Brendon Hartley
Mirko Bortolotti
Williams:Andy Soucek
Nico Hulkenberg