Marussia have announced that Max Chilton will replace Maria de Villota as the teams reserve driver for the remainder of the season.
The GP2 driver has experience behind the wheel of the MR01 after he participated in the Silverstone Young Driver Test with the Russian outfit.
His responsibilities with Marussia will begin at the next event in Japan when the GP2 season finishes.
He said of the new role: “I’m delighted to be given this fantastic opportunity to be part of the Marussia F1 Team for the remainder of the 2012 season.
“My experience with the team at Silverstone for the Young Driver Test was a great taste of how F1 operates, and I’m so excited to be able to extend that into a proper working relationship as Reserve Driver at the remaining F1 events this year.
“I feel like my racing has really matured this season and to now be able to combine that with real insight into the engineering activities of an F1 team, and the level of preparation required of an F1 driver, really moves my career onto the next level. I’d like to thank the team once again for this opportunity.”
