Aston Martin have announced that test and reserve driver Felipe Drugovich will make another free practice appearance for the team at the upcoming Mexico City Grand Prix.
Brazilian racer Drugovich, 24, is set to drive Fernando Alonso’s car during Friday’s opening session, partially fulfilling the requirement for each team to run a rookie driver in two FP1s per season.
It will mark Drugovich’s first outing in the AMR24, which he has helped to develop through simulator work at Aston Martin’s factory, and adds to FP1 runs in Abu Dhabi in 2022 and Italy and Abu Dhabi last season.
“I’m really excited to drive the AMR24 for the first time – I’ve been looking forward to it for a while!” said Drugovich, who joined Aston Martin’s roster shortly after winning the 2022 Formula 2 championship.
“I’ve spent a lot of the year working on the development of this car in the team’s simulator, so it will be valuable for me to feel the correlation between the sim and the real thing.