The Lotus F1 team has announced that Development Driver Nicolas Prost and Third Driver Davide Valsecchi will be joining Kimi Räikkönen at next week's three-day test at Silverstone.
Kicking off on Wednesday, Prost will get behind the wheel of the E21, followed by Valsecchi on Thursday, with Kimi Räikkönen bringing the adapted Young Driver Test to a conclusion.
Earlier this week, the FIA informed F1 teams of the conditions that will
apply at the upcoming test, with one of the conditions allowing teams to field drivers who have competed in more
than two F1 World Championship events, provided that the purpose of them
doing this is to test Pirelli's new tyres.
"It’s
great timing for us to have this season’s Young Driver Test scheduled
in the middle of the year as it allows us to evaluate more of the new
parts we have for the E21 as the championship battle intensifies," Team Principal Eric Boullier said.
"Remarkably, the UK has been having some notably good weather recently so
we’re looking forward to getting some good running across the three
days. By running Nicolas and Davide we are giving them both invaluable
experience and also gaining great feedback, as we’ve previously seen
what they can do in the car and appreciate the valuable information they
give us. It’s a fabulous second opportunity for all Formula 1 fans to come and see the teams in action at Silverstone."
Trackside Operations Director Alan Permane added: “This
will be an interesting test and we have a lot planned across the three
days. Obviously we want to give all three drivers the maximum track time
possible as well as assessing the latest upgrades to the car."
"Our aim
on the third day will be to help Pirelli understand the latest changes
to their tyres at the same venue where they most notably had issues this
season. For Nico and Davide it’s an opportunity to learn and improve,
while for the team it is a great opportunity to try to refine some of
the latest developments we have for the E21."
"Kimi is also allowed to
run, enabling him and other race drivers to test tyres for Pirelli. This
will benefit both him and Romain by granting us a better understanding
of these tyres before we head to the next event in Hungary."
Tweet
2024 F1 Championship Standings (as of April 20)
P | Driver | Team | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 85 |
2 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | 70 |
3 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 64 |
4 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 59 |
5 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 40 |
6 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 34 |
7 | George Russell | Mercedes | 25 |
8 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 24 |
9 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 17 |
10 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 9 |
11 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB | 7 |
12 | Oliver Bearman | Ferrari | 6 |
13 | Nico Hülkenberg | Haas | 3 |
14 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1 |
15 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 0 |
16 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB | 0 |
17 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 0 |
18 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 0 |
19 | Valtteri Bottas | Kick Sauber | 0 |
20 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | 0 |
21 | Zhou Guanyu | Kick Sauber | 0 |
P | Team | Points |
---|---|---|
1 | Oracle Red Bull Racing | 155 |
Poles: 5 Sprint wins: 1 GP wins: 3 | ||
2 | Scuderia Ferrari | 129 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 1 | ||
3 | McLaren F1 Team | 74 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
4 | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 42 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
5 | Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team | 33 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
6 | Visa Cash App RB F1 Team | 7 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
7 | MoneyGram Haas F1 Team | 4 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
8 | Williams Racing | 0 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
9 | BWT Alpine F1 Team | 0 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
10 | Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber | 0 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 |
2024 MotoGP Championship Standings (as of April 14)
P | Rider | Team | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Jorge Martin | Pramac Racing | 80 |
2 | Enea Bastianini | Ducati Lenovo | 59 |
3 | Maverick Viñales | Aprilia Racing | 56 |
4 | Pedro Acosta | GASGAS Tech3 | 54 |
5 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati Lenovo | 50 |
6 | Brad Binder | Red Bull KTM | 49 |
7 | Aleix Espargaro | Aprilia Racing | 39 |
8 | Marc Marquez | Gresini Racing | 36 |
9 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | Pertamina Enduro VR46 | 25 |
10 | Jack Miller | Red Bull KTM | 22 |
11 | Marco Bezzecchi | Pertamina Enduro VR46 | 20 |
12 | Fabio Quartararo | Monster Energy Yamaha | 19 |
13 | Alex Marquez | Gresini Racing | 14 |
14 | Miguel Oliveira | Trackhouse Racing | 13 |
15 | Joan Mir | Repsol Honda | 7 |
16 | Raul Fernandez | Trackhouse Racing | 7 |
17 | Augusto Fernandez | GASGAS Tech3 | 7 |
18 | Johann Zarco | LCR Honda Castrol | 5 |
19 | Alex Rins | Monster Energy Yamaha | 3 |
20 | Takaaki Nakagami | LCR Honda Idemitsu | 2 |
21 | Luca Marini | Repsol Honda | 0 |
22 | Franco Morbidelli | Pramac Racing | 0 |
P | Team | Points |
---|---|---|
1 | Ducati Lenovo Team | 109 |
Poles: 1 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 1 | ||
2 | Aprilia Racing | 95 |
Poles: 1 Sprint wins: 2 GP wins: 1 | ||
3 | Prima Pramac Racing | 80 |
Poles: 1 Sprint wins: 1 GP wins: 1 | ||
4 | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 71 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
5 | Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 | 61 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
6 | Gresini Racing MotoGP | 50 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
7 | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | 45 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
8 | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | 22 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
9 | Trackhouse Racing | 20 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
10 | Repsol Honda Team | 7 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
11 | LCR Honda Team | 7 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 |