Formula One: Sauber F1 team appoint female test driver
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Tatiana Calderon (above) has been promoted to the role of Formula One test driver.
PHOTO: TWITTER/SAUBER
(REUTERS) - Sauber have promoted female Colombian racer Tatiana Calderon to the role of Formula One test driver after a year in a development role.
The 24-year-old, who is backed by the team's Mexican sponsor Telmex, is competing in the GP3 series again this season after finishing 18th overall last year.
Swiss-based Sauber were the first Formula One team to have a female principal, although Monisha Kaltenborn departed last year.
They also had Swiss racer Simona de Silvestro as an "affiliated driver" in 2014.
Italian Antonio Giovinazzi, who raced for Ferrari-powered Sauber as a stand-in last year, is the reserve driver.
Formula One has not had a woman driver start a grand prix since 1976.