Tatiana Calderón becomes Sauber development driver

Passed through the European Championship of F3 between 2013 and 2015, before shining in MRF Challenge Formula 2000 in 2015-2016 with a second final place, Tatiana Calderón had competed in a first season in the GP3 Series last year with the Arden team.

The native of Bogota will take a step forward in her career in 2017 by joining the ranks of Sauber, in addition to signing up for a second season in the GP3 Series. F1 Team as development pilot.

“We have the opportunity and capabilities to provide Tatiana with a professional platform on which she can develop her racing knowledge and skills, underlines Monisha Kaltenborn, Sauber Team Principal.

I am convinced that we can provide him with a lot of know-how and motorsport knowledge for his future. » Tatiana Calderón will thus join the titular drivers Marcus Ericsson and Pascal Wehrlein for the 2017 campaign, will benefit from sessions in the simulatorHinwil and will be present during certain race weekends.

“I am grateful to work with such a well-established team in Formula 1 and to benefit from its long experience, mentions the 23-year-old Colombian. I look forward to working with the team and learning as much as I can. It’s one step closer to my dream: to one day race in Formula 1.”