F1 Australian GP: Indonesian racer lands STR test role

F1

Ollie Barstow

22 Mar 2017

Scuderia Toro Rosso signs Indonesian Formula 2 driver as its test driver for the 2017 F1 season.

Scuderia Toro Rosso has signed Formula 2 racer Sean Gelael as its test driver for the 2017 Formula 1 World Championship season.

The Indonesian racer made his GP2 Series debut with Campos last season, scoring a maiden podium in Austria, and will this year remain in the rebranded F2 series with the Arden team for 2017.

Additionally, Gelael - who is backed by Jagonya Ayam, the Indonesian arm of KFC - will join Toro Rosso as test driver for the upcoming in-season tests to be held in Bahrain and Hungary, as well as Abu Dhabi towards the end of the season.

Meanwhile in Faenza, seat-fitting for @gelaelized Welcome Sean!

He will be our test driver in Bahrain, Hungary and Abu Dhabi pic.twitter.com/BTMQAMGVeU-- Toro Rosso (@ToroRossoSpy) March 22, 2017