Van der Garde to test Caterham on Thursday

Caterham announced their driver schedule: Heikki is in the car on Tuesday and Wednesday, Giedo has his first run on Thursday and then Jarno’s in for Friday.

Giedo is really up for it - he’s told Catehram this morning that he’s "positively surprised and extremely delighted with this opportunity. I am very fit and ready to gain the best from both the car and myself. It is a great pleasure to start working with the team on Thursday in Jerez. I will ensure that I can play my part in helping the team to meet its test objectives, working closely with the engineers before and after the day, and the whole team in the garage, will also be very important. It is very exciting that I can drive the new CT01 car and take part in the test with the 2012 F1 drivers at the first test session of the new season. I will do everything to convince the team of my driving capacities and future potential."

Riad Asmat added: "Now that we have officially signed Giedo as our Reserve Driver for 2012, we decided to give him his first outing with us in the new CT01 in Jerez. A number of people in the team have worked with Giedo before and know that he is a very technically skillful driver. We look forward to seeing him behind the wheel of our new car and are excited about giving him his first run with us so early in the season."