Hartley named Red Bull reserve for Barcelona

New Zealander Brendon Hartley will serve as Red Bull’s reserve driver at next weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix, after being granted the necessary Formula One super license on Wednesday. Former Red Bull racer David Coulthard temporarily filled the role for the first four rounds of the season.

紐西蘭車手Brendon Hartley預計在週三取得F1超級駕照，之後在下一週的西班牙站將會成為紅牛車隊的後補車手。在本季的前四站這個任務都是由前紅牛車手DC暫時代理。

“I must thank Red Bull for all their support since 2005 and this new role is another step on the path to reaching my goal of being a Formula One driver,” Hartley told Red Bull’s website. “I know that with the new in-season testing ban, I’m not likely to get much cockpit time, but I will be part of the team and will learn a lot from that.”

"我必須感謝紅牛從05年以來的支持，這個位置將是我成為F1車手這目標的一步"，Hartley 在紅牛的官網上如此發表。"我知道有新的季中測試禁令，將不會有太多的試駕時間，但是我將會是車隊的一份子並且會從中學習到很多"。

Nineteen-year-old Hartley, part of Red Bull’s junior squad, tested for the team last December, having finished third in the 2008 British Formula Three series. He is a previous winner of the Formula Renault Euro Cup and this season will compete for Carlin Motorsport in the F3 Euro Series.

Hartley 今年19歲，是紅牛初階車隊的一員，去年12月在紅牛試車，在2008年是英國F3系列年度第三名。他被預期是今年雷諾歐洲方程式的冠軍，今年賽季會為Carlin Motorsport 車隊在歐洲F3出塞。