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As their test driver
Honda today announce that Alex Wurz has joined the team in the position of Test and Reserve Driver.
After testing young-guns Andi Zuber, Luca Filippi and Mike Conway at the end of the year, the team opted for the experience of Wurz. The Austrian brings significant depth of experience to Honda, having competed in 69 Grand Prix from 1997 to 2007.
The 33 year old is considered to be one of the best development drivers in Formula One and will share the track testing responsibilities with the team's race drivers Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello.
Together they will form the most experienced driver line-up currently competing in Formula One. Wurz will also attend all of the races this season as the team's Reserve Driver.
Wurz will commence his testing role with Honda on Tuesday 22 January in Valencia, joining Button and Barrichello at the Spanish circuit for the team's first test of the year.
He will spend this test acclimatising to the team, its systems and last year's RA107 to provide a reference for his onward development role.
The race drivers will be at the wheel of the team's new RA108 challenger, which will run in its interim colours in advance of the team's technical and livery launch at its Brackley headquarters on 29 January.
Honda today announce that Alex Wurz has joined the team in the position of Test and Reserve Driver.
After testing young-guns Andi Zuber, Luca Filippi and Mike Conway at the end of the year, the team opted for the experience of Wurz. The Austrian brings significant depth of experience to Honda, having competed in 69 Grand Prix from 1997 to 2007.
The 33 year old is considered to be one of the best development drivers in Formula One and will share the track testing responsibilities with the team's race drivers Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello.
Together they will form the most experienced driver line-up currently competing in Formula One. Wurz will also attend all of the races this season as the team's Reserve Driver.
Wurz will commence his testing role with Honda on Tuesday 22 January in Valencia, joining Button and Barrichello at the Spanish circuit for the team's first test of the year.
He will spend this test acclimatising to the team, its systems and last year's RA107 to provide a reference for his onward development role.
The race drivers will be at the wheel of the team's new RA108 challenger, which will run in its interim colours in advance of the team's technical and livery launch at its Brackley headquarters on 29 January.
