Stoffel Vandoorne has joined Aston Martin as a reserve driver in a move which looks set to have major repercussions on the final pieces of the 2023 Formula 1 jigsaw.
The former McLaren driver joins the Silverstone-based team from next season. He will share reserve and test duties with Formula 2 champion Felipe Drugovich, who was snapped up as the first member of the team's new driver development programme.
But, as it stands, Nico Hulkenberg is also a reserve with the team, having filled in for Sebastian Vettel for the opening two races of this campaign. The German has been linked with a return to the grid in 2023, and the signings of Drugovich and Vandoorne may well point to him being free to leave his current role.
