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Bortolotti to join Toro Rosso at Jerez test

Scuderia Toro Rosso has confirmed to GPUpdate.net that Formula 2 driver Mirko Bortolotti will be joining the Faenza team for the upcoming Jerez test. The Italian will be taking to the track in south-west Spain on Wednesday 2 December.

19-year-old Bortolotti finished 4th overall in F2 this season

With Jerez's 3-day, post-season test running from 1-3 December, the meeting will present inexperienced drivers with an opportunity to get to grips with the performance of an F1 car; in following with the new-for-2009 testing limitations, the session will permit only those who have driven in no more than two Grands Prix to enter.


After confirming that Sébastien Buemi has been retained as a race driver for next year, Toro Rosso listed its established line-up so far for the December test:


Tuesday 1 December: Brendon Hartley
Wednesday 2 December: Mirko Bortolotti
Thursday 3 December: TBC


See also:

- Toro Rosso to run Hartley at Jerez test
- Buemi retained by Toro Rosso for 2010

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