British American Racing (BAR) have confirmed their test driver to be Patrick Lemarie Monday. The 30 year old Frenchman has had stints in Formula Three and F3000, BAR also said that he first caught their eye at BAR's first ever testing session in July.

Team manager Robert Synge, had these comments about their new test driver:

"He proved to be a quick learner and consistent in his lap times -- both important attributes for a test driver.  It's also useful that his taste in chassis set-up and driving style are known to be very close to those of our drivers.  Lemarie's first duties will be to carry out reliability and systems checks on the new car."