Klien motivated to find his place in F1

Christian Klien, who drove for Jaguar and Red Bull en Formula 1, before taking the role of reserve driver at BMW-Sauber, still wants to find a regular seat in the paddock. Despite the few places remaining available, the Austrian is motivated to find his place. “ As long as there are unoccupied seats, I will work there », conceded the Austrian. At present, only two places remain vacant: one at Campos Meta 1 alongside Bruno Senna, the other at USF1 where Jose Maria Lopez has been made official.

Christian Klien hopes to be allocated one of the last two seats available, while he is close to inheriting a wheel in other teams. “ I was close to Sauber and Renault, confesses the Austrian. In each of these two teams, I was still in the race just before the respective official announcements of de la Rosa and Petrov. »

But the driver who won the 1000 km of Spa-Francorchamps with Peugeot in 2009 thinks that the particular circumstances in these two stables did not help him. “ There were changes during the winter in the management of these teams. I couldn't have predicted it. These changes did not work in my favor. »

In addition, Christian Klien, focused on the desire to find a seat in F1, thinks that the doors of 24 Hours of Le Mans will not be open to them, due to the Canadian F1 Grand Prix which takes place the same weekend (June 12-13). “ My focus is clearly on F1. However, this year, Le Mans falls at the same time as an F1 Grand Prix. I therefore could not ensure my presence for Le Mans. »