British driver Jordan King is to make his Formula 1 free practice debut with Manor at this weekend's United States Grand Prix, describing it as "a dream come true".
Manor development driver King, who this year has been competing for a second season in GP2 with Racing Engineering and is currently fifth in the drivers' standings, has so far only driven an F1 car in testing.
The 22-year-old from Warwickshire will take over Pascal Wehrlein's car for the session.
King took part in the Pirelli test in Abu Dhabi at the end of last season, before run-outs this year with Manor in both in-season tests at Barcelona and Silverstone.
He said: "It's a dream come true, but at the same time I have a job to do in the car on Friday and I want to make sure I give the team plenty of quality feedback and data to help with their USGP challenge."
"There's quite a lot to cram into 90 minutes. I'll be exploring the balance of the car and correlating that with the team's simulation work. There'll be some new components to evaluate, along with the tyre specifications for this event.
"I'll also be learning the circuit and getting up to speed with the car, which has been developed quite a bit since I last drove it at Silverstone. I can't wait."
Source: PA
