An unwell Sakon Yamamoto will be replaced by Christian Klien for the Singapore weekend, Hispania have confirmed.
The team have cycled through four drivers this season. Bruno Senna, Karun Chandhok and Sakon Yamamoto have all contested races, whilst Austrian Klien has driven for the Spanish team in FP1 at the Valencia and Barcelona GP’s.
In a statement on the teams website, team principal Colin Kolles confirmed the Japanese driver was suffering from food poisioning which see him out for the entire weekend.
“It looks as if Sakon Yamamoto has a food poisoning, and he doesn’t feel well,” explained Kolles. “Because of this, Christian Klien will be driving the car this Friday and the rest of the Singapore Grand Prix. I hope Sakon gets well soon and is able to drive at his home Grand Prix in Japan.”
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