Spyker testers set for F8-VII debut
Spyker's test drivers Fairuz Fauzy, Giedo van der Garde and Adrian Valles will get their first taste of the team's new 2007 car at Valencia in Spain this week
The Silverstone-based team are skipping the major test in Bahrain to run at the Ricardo Tormo circuit instead.
With race driver Adrian Sutil penciled in to run for all three days, the team have decided that their second F8-VII will be shared between his teammate Christijan Albers and the three test drivers.
Valles is due to get his first run in that second car this morning, with van der Garde set to take over this afternoon - just a few weeks after he tested for Super Aguri.
"Of course I'm very happy to be driving for Spyker and excited to get into their F1 car," said van der Garde.
"I've driven at Valencia before in F3 and in the World Series by Renault, so at least the track will be familiar. I'm not sure what it will be like to drive the track in an F1 car, maybe very tight, but we'll soon see."
Fairuz Fauzy will then run on Tuesday morning, before Albers takes over for the remainder of the test.
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