Da Costa and Frijns to test with Red Bull

Mon, 22 October 2012, 10:31

Red Bull confirmed that Antonio Felix da Costa and Robin Frijns will drive for this team in young driver tests in Abu Dhabi next month.

Between 6th and 8th of November on Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi teams will test with their young drivers. Red Bull has just confirmed, that for that three days Antonio Felix da Costa and Robin Frijns will replace Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber.

Da Costa is a Portuguese GP3 driver where he was third and World Series by Renault 3,5 driver (4th place). It won`t be his first appearance in Red Bull car – earlier he drove in team show in Korea.

Frijns is 2012 World Series by Renault 3.5 series Champion and tests for Red Bull will be his prize for it. He also drove in a Red Bull Show in Moscow.

Red Bull is fourth team which announced his drivers for tests.

Earlier his squad announced McLaren (Gary Paffett, Oliver Turvey and Kevin Magnussen), Lotus (Nicolas Prost) and Sauber (Esteban Gutierrez).

This year test is planned before end of this season, not after it, like in previous years.

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