Kamui Kobayashi to race Abu Dhabi for Toyota in place of Timo Glock
Toyota will ask Kamui Kobayashi to deputise again for the injured Timo Glock in the final race of the Formula One season in Abu Dhabi on Sunday. Glock remains unfit to drive after cracking a vertebra and cutting his leg in an accident in qualifying for the Japanese grand prix nearly four weeks ago.
Kobayashi produced a fine debut performance in Brazil when he qualified 11th and finished ninth, impressing all within Toyota. The 23-year-old Japanese driver will now get the chance to push for a permanent position with the team in Abu Dhabi.
"We feel genuinely sorry for Timo that his season, which has included two impressive podium finishes, is ending in this way," said the Toyota Motorsport president, John Howett.
"Having discussed the medical advice with Timo and his management, the team has decided to take no risk and to put Kamui in the car. Kamui performed well in Brazil in difficult circumstances, so we are happy to ask him to again deputise."