Basil Shaaban will make his British F3 debut this weekend, contesting the Spa Francorchamps round of the championship with the Comtec F3 team.
The A1 Team Lebanon driver has undertaken a limited testing programme with the team over the last two months, in preparation for his first outing and is eager to be returning to competitive racing.
Shaaban's last race event was the A1 Grand Prix Indonesian rounds and without regular race competition for over five months, the young Lebanese driver is prepared for the challenge ahead in Spa.
"It's a fantastic circuit," said Shaaban, who competed at Spa last year in the F3000 Pro Series. "It's a tough track with some of the most challenging sections of corners, and the weather is very unpredictable: it can be dry in one part of the circuit and wet in another, so this adds extra spice to the mix.
"Entering the British F3 championship halfway through the season, racing against drivers who have been racing all year will make it a tough test for me, but it also provides me with tangible goals. My competition will be the National class drivers and I'm going to be judging my performance against these guys."
Shaaban will be classified in the Invitational class, although he will be competing in National class machinery, as in-season testing is banned for the regular F3 championship competitors.
