Sports / Motor Racing
Japan's Yamamoto lined up for Spyker F1 seat
(Reuters)
Updated: 2007-07-26 09:53
Japan's Sakon Yamamoto has been lined up to race for the Spyker Formula
One team for the last seven races of the season after the departure of
Dutch driver Christijan Albers.
There was no official confirmation from the Silverstone-based team on
Wednesday but a well-placed source said an announcement was expected
early on Thursday.
Yamamoto, 25, was a test driver with Spyker's predecessors Jordan in 2005
and made seven race starts for Honda-backed Super Aguri last year before
reverting to a role as second test driver.
He finished three races and scored no points.
Yamamoto's confirmation as partner to German rookie Adrian Sutil in the
struggling Ferrari-powered team will end the hopes of Indian Narain
Karthikeyan and Austrian Christian Klien.
The team gave Germany's Markus Winkelhock a one-off opportunity at the
Nuerburgring last weekend, astonishing his home fans by leading the race
after switching to wet tyres before anyone else.
Honda reserve driver Klien tested with Spyker after the team terminated
Albers' contract due to non-payment of sponsorship money while Williams
test driver Karthikeyan had also been mooted as a candidate.
Honda confirmed that Klien, dropped by Red Bull last season, would be
attending next week's Hungarian Grand Prix as their regular reserve
driver.
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