Ferrari F1 junior Antonio Giovinazzi to drive for Sauber in Hungarian GP practice. He last competed in this year's Le Mans 24 Hours with the AF Corse team.

Ferrari F1 junior and Sauber reserve driver Antonio Giovinazzi will return to C37 during practice for this weekend’s Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix. The 24-year-old Italian racing driver’s run is his second of six planned practice outings in his role as reserve driver, a position he also holds at Scuderia Ferrari.

Having replaced Marcus Ericsson during the opening practice session at Hockenheim, Antonio Giovinazzi will take over Charles Leclerc’s cockpit for the 90-minute running on Friday. Giovinazzi also participated in FP1 in Hungary 12 months ago – though brought his session to a premature halt when he crashed Haas’ VF-17.

The Italian, runner-up in the 2016 GP2 Series, is a contender for a 2019 seat with Sauber, should Leclerc move on from the team. Giovinazzi will also carry out testing duties for Sauber next Wednesday at the post-race gathering, with Ericsson tasked with piloting the C37 on Tuesday’s opening day.

Formula 1 teams must allocate two of their four in-season test days to young drivers, classified as someone with two or fewer Grand Prix starts, for which Giovinazzi marginally qualifies.

Antonio Giovinazzi started two races as a substitute for Pascal Wehrlein in Australia and China last year.