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Force India confirms Celis for full post-Spanish test

 XPB Images Force India development driver Alfonso Celis Jr will drive on both days of the post-Spanish Grand Prix test, the team has confirmed. The Mexican already spent two days behind the wheel of the VJM09 in pre-season testing, while also replacing Sergio Perez in the first practice in Bahrain and Nico Hulkenberg in FP1 for the Russian Grand Prix. Competing in the rebranded Formula V8 3.5 championship this year, Celis recently said he is keen to prove Force India that he can be considered for a race seat in 2017. Speaking to Autosport, chief operating officer Otmar Szafnauer admits the 19-year-old needs more track time if he is to graduate to F1 in the future. “He's a...
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