Glock, who won
the GP2 championship this year, was BMW's test driver and the Munich marque became involved in a tug - of - love for Glock's services with Cologne - based Toyota.
Not exact matches
You win the
GP2 championship in 2015, impress in Super Formula during a «filler»
year and secure an F1 seat at McLaren.
Despite finishing down in 15th in the
GP2 / F2
championship in the last two
years, Sean Gelael is getting more opportunities in an F1 car.
He'll drive on day one, before handing over to Pierre Gasly — a long - time Red Bull and Toro Rosso tester, who won the
GP2 championship last
year and is currently racing in Super Formula.
Gasly - who won the 2016
GP2 championship - will likely miss the US Grand Prix however, as it clashes with the final two races of this
year's Super Formula
championship in Suzuka.
Those «exceptional drivers» are likely to be Antonio Giovinazzi, who impressed in
GP2 last
year and as a sub for Pascal Wehrlein at the start of this
year, and Charles Leclerc, runaway
championship leader in Formula 2 and a seriously hot prospect for the future.
His main business that
year was a move up to the
GP2 championship with DAMS.