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Van der Garde joins Aguri as third driver

Dutchman Giedo van der Garde has been announced as Super Aguri's third driver for next season

The F3 Euro Series front-runner, who is a member of the McLaren Young Driver Support Programme, will work alongside Takuma Sato and Anthony Davidson in 2007.

"I am very happy that I can be involved with the Super Aguri F1 Team and get a good drive in Formula One," said van der Garde, who finished sixth overall in his championship this year.

"When I started karting I always said that I wanted to be in F1, so now I can put my efforts into the team and get to learn about the car. I am looking forward to driving in F1 for the first time."

Team principal Aguri Suzuki added: "We are delighted to have Giedo joining our team. He is a young driver with much potential. Formula One, as everyone knows, is not a walk over and in the beginning it will be hard for him.

"But with his talent I am sure he will overcome this and I hope he works hard and becomes successful in this category too."

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