Prix Panasonic Toyota Racing can confirm that Kamui Kobayashi will race for the team in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Kamui, 23, made his Grand Prix debut in Brazil, where he qualified 11th and finished ninth after a fighting performance.
He once again replaces Timo Glock, who suffered a cracked vertebra in an accident during qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix earlier this month. Due to differing medical opinions regarding Timo’s fitness to race, the team is not prepared to take any risks regarding his health.
President John Howett said: “We feel genuinely sorry for Timo that his season, which has included two impressive podium finishes, is ending in this way. But we have been given differing medical advice on the status of his back problem and we are not willing to run the risk of a further accident inflicting more serious injuries. Kamui performed well in Brazil in difficult circumstances so we are happy to ask him to once again deputise.”
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