News Details

F1's reserve drivers: The understudies waiting in the wings

As Formula 1's 2020 season finally gets underway, the team's reserve drivers are watching on patiently from the sidelines. Who is lined up in the wings? The role of a Formula 1's team reserve driver is an important one. The unofficial ‘third driver' is a bit of a jack of all trades while they wait for a seat to open up. Normally, a reserve driver is in attendance at every single Grand Prix – they're there in case one of the team's normal drivers falls ill or has an accident that results in them needing to sit out the rest of the weekend. It's a pretty rare occurrence that an F1 driver does have to step aside during a Grand Prix weekend, especially as the window for stepping in...
Full Story »
5y ago from FormulaSpy.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Renault appoints Sergey Sirotkin as reserve driver

The Russian driver Sergey Sirotkin has been confirmed as a reserve driver...
5y ago from GPBlog.com

Renault continue with Sergey Sirotkin as reserve driver

Austrian Grand Prix – Renault have confirmed Sergey Sirotkin will...
5y ago from FormulaSpy.com

Jack Aitken ‘Not Shocked’ by Daniel Ricciardo’s...

Jack Aitken admits he was not shocked by Daniel Ricciardo announcing his...

Virus means F1 teams lining up reserve drivers

Jul.1 Formula 1 teams are organising their respective reserve drivers as...
5y ago from OneStopStrategy.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Arrow McLaren unveils liveries for 2026 IndyCar...

Arrow McLaren has taken the wraps off its trio of challengers for the...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

The four games Cristian Romero will miss after red...

Cristian Romero's red card for Tottenham in today's game against...
51m ago from CaughtOffside.com

Verbal agreement reached as Arsenal & Chelsea...

Fabrizio Romano reports that Juventus attacking midfielder Kenan Yildiz...
3h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Sources: Newcastle lead race for 'exceptional' talent...

Newcastle United have attracted a lot of unwanted headlines this week...
3h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Sandro Tonali's agent says 'transfer discussions will...

The agent of Newcastle United midfielder Sandro Tonali has seemingly...
7h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

George Russell reveals Mercedes breakthrough after...

Mercedes enjoyed a positive pre-season shakedown... Read More »
1h ago from RacingNews365.com

F1 2026 Regulations: What is overtake mode?

There are lots of new regulations sweeping into... Read More »
41m ago from GPFans.com

F1 chief hints 'massive straight-line speed' in Mercedes...

Alpine F1 boss Steve Nielsen has hinted that fans... Read More »
1h ago from GPFans.com

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.