Highly rated Formula 2 driver Artem Markelov has been handed a break Renault who have granted him testing duty on day two of the Hungaroring in-season test immediately after the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Renault confirmed in a tweet:
Russian driver Markelov is one of the front-runners in a quality Formula 2 field this year, he lies fifth and has impressed with some stirring drives. Last year the 23-year-old Moscovite was runner-up to Charles Leclerc in the Formula 1 feeder series.
Provisional driver line-up for Hungaroring F1 test:
| Tuesday 31 July | Wednesday August 1 | |
| Mercedes | TBC | TBC |
| Ferrari | TBC | TBC |
| Red Bull | Jake Dennis/TBC | Jake Dennis/TBC |
| Renault | Nico Hulkenberg | Artem Markelov |
| Force India | Nicholas Latifi | Nikita Mazepin |
| McLaren | TBC | TBC |
| Toro Rosso | TBC | TBC |
| Sauber | TBC | TBC |
| Williams | Oliver Rowland | Robert Kubica |
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