Alpine junior Paul Aron set to driver for Sauber at Silverstone and Budapest

Sauber have confirmed that Alpine junior driver Paul Aron will make FP1 appearances in Silverstone and Budapest following an settlement with Alpine for his driving providers.

Estonia’s Paul Aron will likely be making his Free Apply drive for Sauber on the upcoming British Grand Prix, with an additional FP1 look deliberate for the Hungarian Grand Prix later this summer time, following an settlement with Alpine for his driving providers.

Hailing from the Baltic state’s capital, Tallinn, Aron comes from a household with deep motorsport roots. He started karting on the age of seven, rapidly establishing himself on the European stage and clinching the 2018 CIK-FIA Karting European Championship. He earned himself a spot within the Mercedes Junior Crew in mid-2019, simply months after his single-seater debut.

Aron most just lately competed within the 2024 FIA Components 2 Championship for Hitech, ending the season third. The Estonian beforehand raced within the 2023 FIA Components 3 Championship with Prema Racing, coming third within the standings.

Beforehand, he competed within the Components Regional European Championship for Prema in 2021 and 2022, through which he ended each sequence in third. He additionally gained the rookie cup within the 2019 Italian F4 Championship and positioned third within the common standings.

Aron is a reserve driver for Alpine in 2025, having accomplished his first Components One outing for the French workforce in the course of the post-season take a look at in Abu Dhabi on the finish of 2024.

The 21-year-old will make an additional step in his profession as he prepares to make his debut behind the wheel of Nico Hulkenberg’s C45 within the opening observe at this weekend’s British Grand Prix.

This aligns with the FIA laws requiring every driver collaborating within the Components One World Championship to surrender their seat twice per season to permit a younger driver – with not more than two race begins – the chance to participate in observe classes, a change from final season when the rule mandated only one outing per driver.

The Estonian will return for his second look for the workforce on the Hungaroring in early August, as soon as once more taking on from Nico Hulkenberg.

Since Sauber’s Brazilian driver, Gabriel Bortoleto, is designated as a rookie, he won’t be required to step apart for any extra younger driver classes this season, having already fulfilled the FIA’s observe necessities together with his FP1 outings in Australia and China at first of the season.

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