The Hispania Racing Team has announced in Monday that new GP2 series’ champion Pastor Maldonado will test with the Spanish team on three of the four forthcoming test days in Abu Dhabi.
The news follows reports the 2010 GP2 champion, who is substantially backed by the Venezuelan petroleum company PDVSA, is close to agreeing to race in 2011 with Hispania's new gearbox supplier Williams.
Unless Maldonado gets extra mileage with Hispania, while being close to a deal with Williams.
It has already been announced that Maldonado will test the Williams on the remaining day of the tests after next Sunday's season finale.
This will be the second time he sits in a Formula 1, after testing for the first time in 2004 in Misano with the Minardi F1 Team.
Maldonado, born in Maracay on March 9, 1985 is the current GP2 Series Champion, after winning the most races in one same year (six) with the Rapax Team.
The news follows reports the 2010 GP2 champion, who is substantially backed by the Venezuelan petroleum company PDVSA, is close to agreeing to race in 2011 with Hispania's new gearbox supplier Williams.
Unless Maldonado gets extra mileage with Hispania, while being close to a deal with Williams.
It has already been announced that Maldonado will test the Williams on the remaining day of the tests after next Sunday's season finale.
This will be the second time he sits in a Formula 1, after testing for the first time in 2004 in Misano with the Minardi F1 Team.
Maldonado, born in Maracay on March 9, 1985 is the current GP2 Series Champion, after winning the most races in one same year (six) with the Rapax Team.