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[Jag Racing]

A critical role should it be needed at Red Bull or STR
Brendon Hartley, a 19-year-old New Zealander, will be reserve driver for both Red Bull teams in 2009.

The news was confirmed on Monday as Toro Rosso team boss Franz Tost spoke with reporters at the Barcelona test.

"We (Toro Rosso and Red Bull Racing) will share the third driver. It is Brendon Hartley, who is the driver from the Red Bull driver pool," the Austrian said.

Japanese Grand Prix veteran Takuma Sato, previously the favourite for the reserve role and also a Toro Rosso race seat, last week revealed he was disappointed an agreement with Red Bull could not be reached for this season.


Hartley, who contested British F3 last year and finished third, recently qualified for a mandatory FIA Superlicence by completing the requisite mileage at a winter test

F1-live.com


Good for him, hope he is never needed but makes the most of any chance he may get! The next Chris Amon?

[bud]

Great news for the Kiwis of the world

[McLaren Fan]

Congratulations to the Hartley. At least some young gun got it, rather than a misfit like Sato.

[texasmr2]

Congratulations to the Hartley. At least some young gun got it, rather than a misfit like Sato.

[cap-dude]

Hartley seems to be next on Red Bull's list of drivers to come through the ranks
I'm personally not sure about this one though. But it's early days. He's still got to complete a full season of F3 and then GP2. But he was just about average from what I've seen. Only time will tell if he's a future F1 driver.

[Dutchcruijff]

Wouldn't be at all surprised if he took up a seat at STR next season if it's still under RB control.

[EwanM]

Hartley is a decent prospect. Red Bull's young driver program is really starting to roll now.

[headless]

Very very young, huge huge future.