Sauber has announced that Adderly Fong will drive for🎃 the team during FP1 at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Fong competed in the first four rounds of the GP3 season, while also racing in th♈e Audi R8 LMS Cup in Asia, where he is currently 🃏sixth in the standings. Having driven a two-year-old Sauber in Valencia in October, Fong says he is expecting a big difference when he gets to test a current car but is ready for the challenge.

"I am very excited about my Formula One debut in Abu Dhabi, but also at the same time a little bit nervous," Fong said. "Last month I drove the Saubಌer C31 for the first time in Valencia, and it was good to get the mileage to be able to familiarise myself with the speed of a Formula One car. Obviously the C33 is a bit different, as it is a new generation car with a 1.6-litre V6 turbocharged engine. It will be interestܫing to see how the ERS and the brake-by-wire systems work.

"As I will have only 90 minutes in FP1, I will not have a lot of time to get used to the car. However, being able to drive during a Formula One weekend is a great privilege, and I am very 🍷happy to have the opportunity. It is good that I already know the 💖track as at the same time here last year I did a GP3 race."