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In-season Austria test: Raffaele Marciello and Jolyon Palmer in action

Raffaele Marciello drives the Sauber at the in-season Barcelona test
Image: Raffaele Marciello drives the Sauber at the in-season Barcelona test

Sauber have confirmed that youngster Raffaele Marciello will drive for the team again at the upcoming in-season test in Austria.

Marciello is a graduate of Ferrari’s driver academy who was appointed Sauber’s reserve and test driver at the start of last year. He drove for both teams at last month’s in-season test at Barcelona and has been scheduled to appear behind the wheel of the C34 again on Tuesday, the first day of the two-day event at Spielberg.

After Marcus Ericsson drove alongside Marciello in Barcelona, Felipe Nasr will drive the Sauber on Wednesday.

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GP2 champion Jolyon Palmer, who set the pace on the final day of the Barcelona test in May, will be back a the wheel for Lotus on Day Two.

Austria test line-ups

Mercedes: Tuesday: Nico Rosberg; Wednesday: Pascal Wehrlein.

Red Bull: Tuesday: Daniel Ricciardo; Wednesday: Pierre Gasly.

Ferrari: Tuesday: Antonio Fuoco; Wednesday: Esteban Gutierrez.

Williams: Tuesday: Susie Wolff; Wednesday: Valtteri Bottas.

McLaren: Tuesday: Fernando Alonso; Wednesday: Stoffel Vandoorne.

Force India: Tuesday: Pascal Wehrlein; Wednesday: Esteban Ocon.

Toro Rosso: Tuesday: TBC; Wednesday: TBC.

Lotus: Tuesday: Romain Grosjean; Wednesday: Jolyon Palmer.

Sauber: Tuesday: Raffaele Marciello; Wednesday: Felipe Nasr.

Manor: Not running.