Sauber Academy has signed Zane Maloney who will tackle the position of Reserve Driver for Stake F1 Team at a number of Grands Prix throughout the 2024 Formula One season.
With F2 driver Theo Pourchaire having already been introduced as the Hinwil-based staff’s reserve driver, the announcement implies that the Barbadian racer will share the duties with the Frenchman throughout the 2024 F1 season.
Born in Bridgetown, Barbados, and coming from a household with a powerful motorsport heritage, Maloney obtained his first style of motorsport at a really younger age, when he competed, aged three, in his first karting competitors, ending second. Having secured a number of karting titles each in his homeland and within the United States, Maloney moved throughout the Atlantic in 2018.
2019 marked the swap to single seater racing as Maloney shortly turned identified within the motorsport world: he went on to triumph within the British F4 Championship, the primary rookie to win the championship outright within the historical past of the sequence. After that, the Barbadian racer shortly rose by means of the ranks yr after yr, amassing podiums and wins till his huge break in 2022, when he claimed second place within the FIA Formula 3 Championship in his debut season.
The spectacular efficiency noticed the Barbadian elected FIA Rookie of the Year for the season, and heralded a promotion to Formula 2, the place he made a stellar debut by stepping on the rostrum on his debut Feature Race.
🚨BREAKING: Zane Maloney to hitch Sauber Academy and tackle extra Reserve Driver position for @stakef1team
With a powerful motorsport background, together with karting titles and successes in British F4 and FIA Formula 3, Zane continues his journey in Formula 2 with Rodin… pic.twitter.com/rnl0E8URv7
— Stake F1 Team (@stakef1team) January 31, 2024
2024 will see Maloney proceed racing within the sequence with Rodin Motorsport, now supported by Sauber Academy. Commenting on his new position, Maloney mentioned: “I’m honoured to hitch the Sauber Academy, and to tackle the position of one in all Stake F1 Team’s Reserve Drivers.
“The Sauber title resonates with Formula One, as it has been a part of the game for over thirty years, paving the best way for so many drivers who went on to attain nice success. I’m happy to develop into a part of this household, and I’m wanting ahead to working collectively this season, as I transfer nearer to my purpose of changing into a Formula One driver.”
Expanding on their new driver Sauber Academy Director Beat Zehnder commented: “We are delighted to welcome Zane as the newest addition to the Sauber Academy. His path by means of the junior sequence has been exceptional thus far and, together with his pace and potential, he absolutely makes an ideal addition to our gifted roster.
“In addition to his Formula 2 marketing campaign, the place he’ll goal to succeed our personal Théo Pourchaire to the title, Zane can even share with him the Reserve Driver position for Stake F1 Team. On behalf of the entire staff, I give him my warmest welcome onboard, and stay up for working collectively and attaining nice success.”
