Ferrari has signed esteban gutierrez as its test and reserve driver for next season, after the mexican. Esteban gutierrez says he is trying to get back onto the formula 1 grid. Esteban gutierrez announced as second haas f1 driver for 2016. As expected, esteban gutierrez will race for haas f1 during the 2016 formula one season. At just 17yearsold he became the youngest mexican driver to win an international championship, the 2008 formula bmw europe championship, before going on to drive for the sauber and then the haas f1 teams and ultimately signing with ferrari and more recently mercedes amg to become their test and reserve driver.
Ferrari signed former sauber driver esteban gutierrez to be a reserve formula one driver. He made his formula one debut in 20 for sauber, staying with the team for two seasons in the qualifying session of the 20 korean grand prix, he made an impressive qualifying in q1, qualifying in 8th place and. While many drivers from the united states have competed in formula one, the vast majority only competed in the. Instead, esteban moved to the formula e series for the 201617 season. Esteban gutierrez working hard for formula 1 return with. Click on the site to see esteban gutierrezs career results at that track glossary. Biography of f1 driver esteban gutierrez who made his formula one race debut for sauber in 20. Swiss team sauber unveils new car, drivers hulkenberg and. After 2 years racing with lotus gp in the gp2 series esteban has been trying to break into formula one to compete with the best of them. View esteban gutierrezs profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community.
Development driver at mercedesamg petronas f1 team. This mexican formula 1 driver who drove for sauber and haas we have all his f1 statistics for you. Gutierrez targets f1 return on back of mercedes role. Esteban gutierrez has been confirmed as haas f1s second driver for 2016, joining romain grosjean.
Formula one driver esteban gutierrez 12 is interviewed after placing tenth during qualifying for the united states grand prix at circuit of the americas. Mercedes f1 race drivers lewis hamilton and valtteri bottas will be supported by reserve driver esteban ocon, who has moved into the role after. The fia have also issued temporary numbers to drivers that are exceptions to this rule, for example if a driver withdraws from a race and a reserve driver takes their place then they receive a. There have been six formula one drivers from mexico who have taken part in races since the championship began in 1950. Driver esteban gutierrez 2016 formula one results racing. Former haas f1, indycar driver esteban gutierrez not. Exhaas formula 1 driver gutierrez seals formula e switch. Dale coyne racing announced today that esteban gutierrez, the 25yearold mexican who competed in three formula one seasons and was a test driver in three others, will replace the injured sebastien bourdais in the no. Esteban gutierrez stats, race results, wins, news, record. Last summer mercedesbenz brought an f1 w07 chassis out to sonoma raceway in californias wine country, plugged esteban gutierrez into the driver seat, and unleashed him on the track. Lubna hamdan attempts to interview mercedes f1 driver esteban gutierrez as he tackles a pirelli hot lap at the formula 1 etihad airways abu. Formula one drivers, f1 drivers, auto racing drivers espn. Mercedes name vandoorne and gutierrez as reserve drivers. Gutierrez had long harboured ambitions of driving in formula one, and had been listed as a test driver for sauber since 2011.
He broke into f1 with a race drive at sauber for 20 but it proved to be a difficult rookie campaign, with just one top 10 result. Gutierrezs chances of staying in formula one look bleak, with only mercedespowered manor now having a declared vacancy after their french driver esteban ocon was announced on thursday as part. Esteban gutierrez f1 driver biography f1 fanatic racefans. Esteban gutierrez there were hints at the potential of what esteban gutierrez could have achieved during his short spell in formula e with the techeetah team. Sauber f1 team formula one drivers nico huelkenberg of germany, left, and fellow team member esteban gutierrez of mexico, right, pose with the sauber c32ferrari, the. Andretti is the most successful american formula one driver having won 12 races, and only eddie cheever has started more grands prix.
Esteban manuel gutierrez gutierrez born august 5, 1991 in monterrey, monterrey, nuevo leon, mexico is a mexican racing driver who currently drives in formula e for techeetah. Drivers carry this number throughout their formula one career. The exsauber and haas formula 1 driver was handed a debut in the allelectric racing series for his home race, taking the place of ma qing hua at techeetah. Reserve driver for mercedesamg petronas f1 team and mercedesbenz eq formula e team.
Esteban gutierrez, formula one racer, prepares for iowa. Reporters who dont usually interview formula one drivers asked gutierrez questions about things like his fitness regimen, feedback within the team and the lifestyle of. Haas formula 1 refugee esteban gutierrez will make his formula e debut in 2017. Haas formula one driver esteban gutierrez of mexico waves to the media during a news conference at the plaza carso in mexico city, mexico october 26, 2016. Gutierrez, a 25yearold driver from mexico, competed in 59 races in formula one from 20 to 2015 with a best finish of seventh. Esteban manuel gutierrez gutierrez spanish pronunciation. He then signed with ferrari as their test and reserve driver for 2015. Filipino film and television actor and commercial model ruffa gutierrez born 1974. Esteban manuel gutierrez gutierrez is a mexican racing driver.
Stoffel vandoorne has a foot back in formula 1, the former mclaren. Gutierrez lost his haas f1 team seat after the 2016 season, and since then, he has made appearances in formula e and indycar. Exformula 1 driver esteban gutierrez will make indycar. Gutierrez considering leaving haas f1 team reuters. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover estebans connections and jobs at similar companies.
The mexican had a difficult start to his formula 1 career and it was a surprise to many when it was announced he had been retained in 2014 alongside adrian sutil in a season where f1s rookies came under fire for not being up to scratch, gutierrez did initially look out of his. Former formula one driver to replace sebastien bourdais at. Lubna hamdan attempts to interview mercedes f1 driver esteban gutierrez as he tackles a pirelli hot lap at the formula 1 etihad airways abu dhabi grand prix. Get the latest race results, news, videos, pictures, win record and more for esteban gutierrez on. The following season was even tougher, though, and after leaving sauber at the end of 2014, he spent the following season working as a test and reserve driver for ferrari before making his return in 2016 with haas. Exsauber and haas driver esteban gutierrez is aiming to return to formula 1 next season with williams. Mexican formula one racing and mercedes test driver richard gutierrez born 1984. The former formula one driver, who is making his verizon indycar series debut this. Former grand prix driver esteban gutierrez says his focus is now on getting back to formula 1, having been working with mercedes for the past six months.
From 20 to 2014, gutierrez drove for the sauber formula one team but lost his drive at the end of the 2014 season. Formula one drivers from the united states wikipedia. After his great performance in the simulator program and as a development driver, mercedes has. Confirming the worstkept secret in f1 ahead of the mexican gp, the 24. Esteban gutierrez has been confirmed as haas second driver for their debut f1 season in 2016. Another experienced formula one driver is joining the verizon indycar series. Luckily, gutierrez is as good a driver as he is an interviewee. Since the start of the 2014 formula one season, drivers have to choose an available starting number before entering their first grand prix.
Gutierrez endured an onagain, offagain relationship with formula one, first joining the sauber f1 team for two seasons before moving to ferrari to become test and reserve driver for 2016. That was the general feeling from the 20 season where esteban gutierrez was largely anonymous. Gutierrez lost his haas f1 team seat after the 2016 season, and since then, he. August 1991 in monterrey, nuevo leon ist ein mexikanischer automobilrennfahrer. Mexican driver esteban gutierrez will remain with the sauber formula one team for the 2014 season as teammate to german adrian sutil, it was announced on saturday. Gutierrez confirms his exit from haas f1 team reuters. There have been 233 formula one drivers from the united states including two world drivers championship winners, mario andretti and phil hill. Esteban gutierrez didnt immediately answer what he described as a really good question. What its like to do an interview at 300kmh around abu. The mexican was announced as the electric singleseater series newest driver at a press conference in mexico city. Esteban gutierrez gets formal 2019 mercedes f1 development role. Ferrari f1 signs esteban gutierrez as reserve driver get. Esteban gutierrez confirmed as haas f1s second driver for.
Formula 1 esteban gutierrez continues with mercedes as. Gutierrez was dropped by haas after the 2016 season and his only race outings since have. Detroit esteban gutierrez didnt immediately answer what he described as a really good question. Esteban gutierrez mercedesamg petronas formula one team. From 20 to 2014, gutierrez drove for the sauber formula one. Ahead of the 2016 season, gutierrez was signed to the new haas f1 team but was replaced at the end of the year. Having been a recognisable figure in the mexican karting scene in his early teens. Esteban gutierrez embraces ambitious challenge with haas f1. Since first testing an f1 car in 2009 with bmw sauber, esteban has been an observer and test driver to the sauber team.
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