D’Ambrosio, Tung, to be Renault reserve drivers
It was reported earlier this week that the newly Genii Capital-controlled team has signed the Gravity Sport managed Jerome d'Ambrosio as well as Tung to be joint reserve drivers.
But while the Russian GP2 driver Vitaly Petrov is believed favorite to be Robert Kubica's race teammate, the 27-year-old Dutch born Chinese Tung insists he is also still in the running.
"Test driver would be nice, of course, but being one of the team's race drivers is obviously better," Tung told the Dutch website gpupdate.net.
"We must wait — hopefully we'll be able to announce something soon," he added.
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01/26/10 (GMM) Renault has reportedly signed Jerome d'Ambrosio and Ho-Pin Tung as joint reserve drivers for the 2010 season.
Both d'Ambrosio, a 24-year-old Belgian, and the Dutch born Chinese Tung, who is 27, are contracted to the Genii Capital-linked Gravity Sport management company, headed by new Renault team principal Eric Boullier.
The Sunday newspaper Journal du Dimanche also said Renault's 2010 car, the R30, will be painted in the traditional yellow and black colors of the French carmaker.
A race teammate for Robert Kubica is also due to be appointed shortly, and it is likely to be the Russian pay-driver Vitaly Petrov.