Hispania Racing has confirmed to GPUpdate.net that Austria’s Christian Klien will make a sudden Formula 1 race return in Singapore this weekend, with regular driver Sakon Yamamoto having fallen ill with food poisoning.
After debuting in F1 with Jaguar at the start of 2004, Klien is yet to compete in a race since the 2006 Italian Grand Prix, in which he finished 11th for Red Bull Racing before being replaced by Holland’s Robert Doornbos for the season’s final three races.
However, having joined HRT this season and after first taking part in a free Friday practice session in Barcelona, it has now been confirmed that 27-year-old - who has 46 races behind him - will be in the cockpit alongside Bruno Senna, making him the Spanish team’s fourth race driver of 2010.
“Sakon has food poisoning, he hasn’t felt very well since last night,” an Hispania spokesperson confirmed to GPUpdate.net on Friday. “We waited to see if he could race but in the end doesn’t feel very good.
“Christian will drive for the whole weekend but we’re sure Sakon will be okay to return in Japan.”
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