Aitken picked for Renault testing duty
F2 driver Jack Aitken will get behind the wheel of Renault’s RS18 at the two-day test following the Spanish Grand Prix.
The 22-year-old Brit is currently seventh in the F2 World Drivers’ Championship, with his second place finish in the Baku feature race the stand-out performance of his season so far.
But, after Carlos Sainz takes the RS18 for a further spin at the Circuit de Catalunya on May 15, Aitken will get his opportunity to get some valuable Formula 1 experience on May 16.
In the other driver line-ups to be revealed so far, Williams will run Oliver Rowland and Robert Kubica; Force India have a trio of drivers at their disposal with Nicholas Latifi, Nikita Mazepin and George Russell all in action and McLaren have selected Stoffel Vandoorne, Lando Norris and Oliver Turvey.
🚨 ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨
Our Barcelona Test driver line-up is confirmed!Day 1 – Carlos Sainz
Day 2 – Jack AitkenWhat say you @JaitkenRacer?
#RSspirit #BarcelonaTest pic.twitter.com/IkojzWG1fF— Renault Sport F1 (@RenaultSportF1) May 7, 2018