Ferrari reserve driver Robert Shwartzman will get a Friday practice outing for Stake at his weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix.
Shwartzman currently drives the privately entered AF Corse Ferrari Hypercar in the World Endurance Championship, has driven for the F1 team during multiple FP1 sessions in the past, and drove for Haas at the 2021 Young Driver test. He will replace Valtteri Bottas in the first Friday practice session at Zandvoort, with the Finn returning to the car from FP2 onwards.
Stake has Theo Pourchaire and Zane Maloney within the Sauber driver academy this year, but neither have yet been selected for an FP1 run, with Shwartzman getting the first outing for the team that will count towards the two mandatory rookie appearances.
Both Bottas and teammate Zhou Guaynu face uncertain futures at Stake, with Nico Hulkenberg joining the team in 2025 before its transition into the Audi factory project the following year, and Carlos Sainz turning down an offer to partner him.