Hispania have confirmed that Christian Klien will be joining the Spanish team as test and reserve driver and will take part in Friday practice at this weekends Spanish GP.
Klien, 27, will line-up alongside Sakon Yamamoto who was also signed as test and reserve driver earlier this year.
“This role offers me the opportunity to rejoin the Formula 1 environment and drive again, which is naturally where my longer-term ambitions lie,” said Klien.
“I was in Bahrain and China and had a close look at the car already. I have also met the team members and I know quite a number of them from my previous race seasons.
“I would like to thank Dr Colin Kolles for the interest he has shown in me at this stage. It is exciting and very motivating to be part of a new team structure in such a challenging sport.”
Team boss, Kolles, said he had been keeping an eye on Klien since he began racing in the ADAC series and new he had great potential.
“He is a young and fast driver,” said Kolles. “I have been keeping a close eye on him since his first races in the ADAC series as I believe he has great potential.
“We look forward to having Christian alongside us in Barcelona later this week so he can spend some valuable familiarisation time with the team. As a young team we are looking for drivers who can grow with us.”
Klien has previously driven for Jaguar and Red Bull, whilst holding a test role for Honda and most recently BMW-Sauber.
