Ferrari hands Barcelona test to Fuoco, rules out Schumacher

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Ferrari has handed young Italian charger Antonio Fuoco a full day of running with the Scuderia at next month's post-Spanish Grand Prix in-season test.

F1 teams must provide a testing opportunity to a driver with fewer than three Grand Prix starts to his name at two of the four days of in-season testing spread across Bahrain and Barcelona.

That rule enticed Ferrari to run Mick Schumacher at Sakhir recently, but the German has been ruled out for the Barcelona test where Fuoco will be on duty alongside Charles Leclerc.

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A former member of Ferrari's Driver Academy, Fuoco has retained a link with the Scuderia, working in Maranello as a simulator driver.

The 22-year-old, who sampled F1 machinery with Ferrari in 2015 and 2016, took part in the FIA Formula 2 Championship in 2017 and 2018, winning three races in the series, respectively with Prema and Charouz.

His current schedule includes the Italian GT championship in which he drives an AF-Corse Ferrari 488 GT3.

Next month's in-season test at the Circuit de Catalunya will also see Ferrari Driver Academy member Callum Ilott take to the track with Alfa Romeo Racing.

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Phillip van Osten

Motor racing was a backdrop from the outset in Phillip van Osten's life. Born in Southern California, Phillip grew up with the sights and sounds of fast cars thanks to his father, Dick van Osten, an editor and writer for Auto Speed and Sport and Motor Trend. Phillip's passion for racing grew even more when his family moved to Europe and he became acquainted with the extraordinary world of Grand Prix racing. He was an early contributor to the monthly French F1i Magazine, often providing a historic or business perspective on Formula 1's affairs. In 2012, he co-authored along with fellow journalist Pierre Van Vliet the English-language adaptation of a limited edition book devoted to the great Belgian driver Jacky Ickx. He also authored "The American Legacy in Formula 1", a book which recounts the trials and tribulations of American drivers in Grand Prix racing. Phillip is also a commentator for Belgian broadcaster Be.TV for the US Indycar series.