Caterham gives rookie Will Stevens the race seat for Abu Dhabi

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Ever since the bankrupt Caterham F1 Team launched its crowd-funding campaign to get back on the grid, everyone's been wondering which drivers it would be bringing to Abu Dhabi - especially since one of its usual drivers jumped the sinking ship for Sauber. But now they need wonder no more as the team has announced it's giving Marcus Ericsson's seat to newcomer Will Stevens.

Never heard of Stevens? There's a good reason for that, because he's never competed in Formula One before. Nor has the 23-year-old Brit driven in GP2, GP3 or Formula 3. For the past three seasons he's been racing in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series, winning two races this season. He's tested with the Caterham team before, but in stepping up to the big leagues, he's skipping a few rungs on the ladder - if only for the one race.

At the season-closing Abu Dhabi Grand Prix this weekend, he'll be driving alongside Kamui Kobayashi, and upsetting a lot of drivers who'd hoped to snag the second seat - including the team's official test driver Roberto Merhi, laid-off Marussia driver Max Chilton and three-time Le Mans winner André Lotterer, among others. Rumors even had 42-year-old Brazilian veteran Rubens Barrichello making a return appearance, but it looks like Stevens' backing won the day.Continue reading Caterham gives rookie Will Stevens the race seat for Abu Dhabi

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