Williams has introduced that it’ll area its Academy driver Luke Browning as an alternative of Carlos Sainz in first observe at this weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix.
It is going to mark Browning’s newest F1 look, having pushed in first observe ultimately season’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Williams has ready Browning for his first expertise of the FW47, with the British driver having accomplished a TPC (Testing of Earlier Automobiles) in Monza final weekend.
In Monza, he was joined by fellow Williams academy driver Victor Martins. Browning at the moment sits third within the F2 standings in what’s his debut marketing campaign for Hitech GP, having completed on the rostrum within the Melbourne dash race.
“Being given one other alternative to drive in a Free Follow session with Williams is a dream come true, and I am getting an increasing number of confidence every time I drive the automotive,” stated Browning.
“My important intention for FP1 is to get extra comfy with the procedures and atmosphere that include Formulation 1, and to construct on my expertise from Abu Dhabi final December.
“I’m excited to really feel the development from the FW46 to the FW47 and I really feel extremely grateful to James, Sven and the workforce at Grove for entrusting me with the automotive.
“A variety of preparation has gone into this weekend, so thanks to everybody within the Driver Academy for supporting my improvement up to now.”
Browning joins Felipe Drugovich, Fred Vesti, Ryo Hirakawa and Dino Beganovic as different rookies driving in FP1.
