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Giedo Van Der Garde Becomes Test And Reserve Driver For Sauber

Giedo van der Garde has been announced as Sauber's test and reserve driver for 2014. The Dutchman, who made his F1 debut last year with Caterham, will be given the opportunity to drive the team's Ferrari-powered C33 during some Friday free practice sessions and several tests this year.

"I consider this an important step in my career", the 28 year old said. It is my goal to help the team with the development of the new car. But, of course, I am a racing driver, and I want to show the team and everybody else what I am capable of and that I deserve a race seat with the Sauber F1 Team in 2015."

"After all, my ambition remains unchanged and I am highly motivated to succeed in Formula One, especially in the long term."

"I am very thankful to Caterham that they gave me a chance to get a taste of Formula One. I enjoyed a fantastic season with the team and I have learned a lot. The experience gained will surely help me during the rest of my career."

"For now, I am really very excited to have signed a contract with the Sauber F1 Team. For every driver it is a dream to work for a well established team such as Sauber. In recent years it has shown impressive results. I am really grateful for this opportunity and I will certainly do my upmost to succeed."

Team Principal Monisha Kaltenborn said: "We are happy to have Giedo van der Garde on board. He has four years experience in GP2 and he drove one year in Formula One.

"These are good credentials to work successfully with our team. Many times Giedo has shown his talent as a race driver. At the same time the team would like to support him to further develop his skills. Giedo has the right attitude to take the next step forward."

Sauber will present its 2014 contender, the C33 F1 car, online on Sunday, January 26 (1600 CET), two days before pre-season testing in Jerez, Spain.



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PDriverTeamPoints
1Oscar PiastriMcLaren234
2Lando NorrisMcLaren226
3Max VerstappenRed Bull165
4George RussellMercedes147
5Charles LeclercFerrari119
6Lewis HamiltonFerrari103
7Andrea AntonelliMercedes63
8Alexander AlbonWilliams46
9Nico HülkenbergKick Sauber37
10Esteban OconHaas23
11Isack HadjarRacing Bulls21
12Lance StrollAston Martin20
13Pierre GaslyAlpine19
14Fernando AlonsoAston Martin16
15Carlos SainzWilliams13
16Liam LawsonRacing Bulls12
17Yuki TsunodaRed Bull10
18Oliver BearmanHaas6
19Gabriel BortoletoKick Sauber4
20Jack DoohanAlpine0
21Franco ColapintoAlpine0
PTeamPoints
1McLaren F1 Team460
         Poles: 7       Sprint wins: 1       GP wins: 9
2Scuderia Ferrari HP222
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 1       GP wins: 0
3Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team210
         Poles: 1       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 1
4Oracle Red Bull Racing172
         Poles: 4       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 2
5Atlassian Williams Racing59
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
6Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber41
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
7Visa Cash App Racing Bulls36
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
8Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team36
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
9MoneyGram Haas F1 Team29
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
10BWT Alpine F1 Team19
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0

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1Marc MarquezDucati Lenovo344
2Alex MarquezGresini Racing261
3Francesco BagnaiaDucati Lenovo197
4Fabio Di GiannantonioPertamina Enduro VR46142
5Franco MorbidelliPertamina Enduro VR46139
6Marco BezzecchiAprilia Racing130
7Johann ZarcoCastrol Honda LCR104
8Pedro AcostaRed Bull KTM99
9Fermin AldeguerGresini Racing92
10Fabio QuartararoMonster Energy Yamaha87
11Maverick ViñalesKTM Tech369
12Brad BinderRed Bull KTM60
13Raul FernandezTrackhouse Racing51
14Ai OguraTrackhouse Racing49
15Luca MariniHonda HRC Castrol48
16Jack MillerPramac Racing46
17Enea BastianiniKTM Tech342
18Alex RinsMonster Energy Yamaha41
19Joan MirHonda HRC Castrol32
20Takaaki NakagamiHRC Team10
21Lorenzo SavadoriAprilia Racing8
22Augusto FernandezYamaha Factory Racing6
23Miguel OliveiraPramac Racing6
24Somkiat ChantraIdemitsu Honda LCR1
25Jorge MartinAprilia Racing0
26Aleix EspargaroHRC Team0
PTeamPoints
1Ducati Lenovo Team541
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2BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP353
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 1       GP wins: 1
3Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team281
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4Red Bull KTM Factory Racing159
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
5Aprilia Racing138
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 1
6Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP128
         Poles: 4       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
7Red Bull KTM Tech3111
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
8Honda LCR MotoGP105
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 1
9Trackhouse MotoGP Team100
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
10Honda HRC Castrol80
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
11Prima Pramac Racing55
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0