Caterham finalizes 2014 F1 lineup

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The grid for the 2014 Formula One World Championship is now complete as Caterham has confirmed its new driver lineup, becoming the last team in the series to do so.

Driving the green and yellow cars next year will be Kamui Kobayashi and Marcus Ericsson. The latter Swede will be making his F1 debut as a rookie this year, graduating from several seasons in the GP2 series and titles in Formula BMW UK and Japanese Formula Three before that. The former's name, however, may ring a bell or two.

Kamui Kobayashi worked his way up in many of the same feeder series as his new teammate, but advanced to Formula One in 2009 when he filled in for Timo Glock, driving the last couple of races for Toyota before it shut down its team for good. Kobayashi then drove three seasons for Sauber, scoring a single podium finish at the 2012 Japanese Grand Prix. He later dropped out of F1 to drive a Ferrari for the AF Corse team in the FIA World Endurance Championship - including a drive at Le Mans.

This isn't the first time the Caterham team has opted to shake up its driver lineup altogether. After racing for two seasons under the Lotus banner with Heikki Kovalainen and Jarno Trulli, the team dumped Jarno for newcomer Vitaly Petrov, then ditched both to bring on rookies Charles Pic and Giedo van der Garde. The decision to hire new drivers once again leaves both former drivers scrambling for new rides, van der Garde already signing on as Sauber's test driver and Pic switching management in pursuit of a new contract.Continue reading Caterham finalizes 2014 F1 lineup

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