Sauber has confirmed Honda-backed F2 driver Nobuharu Matsushita will make his Formula One debut with the team at the upcoming in-season test in Hungary.
Now in his third year in F1's feeder series, Matsushita has been linked to a Sauber drive in 2018 if the planned Honda engine deal goes ahead. The Japanese driver has scored three sprint race wins in GP2 and F2 in the last three years and currently sits seventh in the rankings.
"When I was four years old, I was fascinated by Michael Schumacher, watching him racing in Formula One," Matsushita said. "Since then my dream was to become a Formula One driver.