Leclerc on FP1 duty in Brazil

GP3 Series championship leader Charles Leclerc will drive for Haas in the first free practice session of the Brazilian Grand Prix weekend.

He wrote on Twitter: "I will be back in an F1 car Friday for the Free Practice 1 of the Brazilian Grand Prix. See you in Brazil!"

Ferrari protege Leclerc will replace Esteban Gutierrez at Interlagos on Friday. He has previously driven in FP1 for Haas in Britain, Hungary and Germany.

The 19-year-old has a comfortable 29-point lead over ART Grand Prix teammate Alexander Albon in the GP3 Series with two points scoring races remaining in Abu Dhabi later this month.

Haas team principal Guenther Steiner has indicated that Leclerc will not find a permanent seat with Haas for next year, instead the youngster is expected to grauate to the GP2 Series in 2017.