McLaren announced Sergio Sette as test and development driver of the English team
On Tuesday morning (6) Brazil received news that was going to put the country back into the elite of world motorsport. The British team McLaren, which has given so many joys to racing fans, has confirmed Sérgio Sette Câmara (YOUSE | Banco BMG | MRV | CCR | CEMIG | GASMIG | Usiminas | Americanet | Lubrax) as their test and development driver for the 2019 season of the F1 World Championship.
Sette is having his second season in the F2 World Championship in 2018. Very consistent, the driver has conquered eight podiums throughout the year and currently occupies the sixth position in the standings. In 2017, his debut year in the F2, he won the Spa-Francorchamps race in Belgium. In his career on the tracks Serginho, as he is known in Brazil, has passed through karting, Toyota Racing Series, F3 Brazil, F3 European and three participations in the F3 World Cup in Macau.
“It was my dream one day to become a Formula One driver. I want to thank McLaren for giving me this incredible opportunity. I will focus on working as close to them as possible; listen, learn and help to improve myself as a driver, as well as support McLaren, “commented the 20-year-old.
Another Brazilian, the former driver Gil de Ferran, is currently the sporting director of the McLaren team and welcomes the compatriot with great joy. “We are very happy to welcome Sérgio to McLaren and to our young drivers program. We have tracked his progress for some time and we believe he is a promising young talent with real potential. We look forward to working with him to develop his skills as a complete driver while we have his support in our racing operations, “concluded the English team leader.