Caterham still considering 2013 driver options

Charles Pic (FRA) Marussia F1 Team in the Press Conference. Formula One World Championship, Rd18, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Preparations, Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, UAE, Thursday 1 November 2012.Jan.4 (GMM) Caterham is not yet ready to announce its full 2013 driver lineup, although the team has already filled one of this year’s race seats with 2012 Marussia rookie, Frenchman Charles Pic.

Rumours on Thursday suggested that an announcement about his teammate was imminent, with Bruno Senna and Vitaly Petrov thought to be the front-runners.

Russian Petrov’s teammate last year was Finn Heikki Kovalainen.

As for Thursday’s rumblings about an imminent announcement, Finnish MTV3 commentator Oskari Saari said: “It was just a rumour then.

“Caterham [now] says [that] nothing [will be] announced in the foreseeable future as all options are still being explored.”

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