Team Netherlands name drivers
Jeroen Bleekemolen and Arie Luyendyk Jr will drive for A1 Team Netherlands in the third season of the championship
For Bleekemolen it will be his third A1GP season, his second as the lead driver.
Luyendyk Jr, son of the two-time Indianapolis 500 winner, will do the rookie tests this season, which kicks off at Zandvoort on September 30. He will also be the reserve driver.
"It is always hard to make a selection," said team boss Jan Lammers. "There are a lot of good Dutch drivers, but you have to disappoint most of them. The lead driver seat was easier, because Jeroen represented the Netherlands very well last season and deserves to get a shot at the title this season.
"The rookie seat was more difficult: Renger van der Zande, Yelmer Buurman and a number of others were serious candidates, but they are already too far in their careers to make do with the Friday seat and not yet far enough to get the most out of the lead driver seat.
"However, Arie Jr can capitalize on the rookie position and give his career a new boost, just like Jeroen was able to do. Apart from this all there is off course the dream scenario of indirectly dealing with Arie Sr. and Michael Bleekemolen. Young talent surrounded by a world of know-how and experience, a recipe for top results."
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