Prost Lines Up Panis Replacement.
Prost test driver Stephane Sarrazin could join the team on a full-time basis next season as replacement for the lacklustre Olivier Panis.
Although Panis notched up Prost's first point of the season in Brazil, his performances have not consistently been a match for team-mate Jarno Trulli, and both drivers have, on occasion, been out paced by Sarrazin at test sessions. The once solid relationship between Panis and the team has soured this year, and the Frenchman has been linked to an Arrows seat for 2000.
Prost test driver Stephane Sarrazin could join the team on a full-time basis next season as replacement for the lacklustre Olivier Panis.
Although Panis notched up Prost's first point of the season in Brazil, his performances have not consistently been a match for team-mate Jarno Trulli, and both drivers have, on occasion, been out paced by Sarrazin at test sessions. The once solid relationship between Panis and the team has soured this year, and the Frenchman has been linked to an Arrows seat for 2000.
His departure would provide a natural berth for Sarrazin, who has impressed team boss Alain Prost both with his testing performances and on his grand prix debut with Minardi. The F3000 race winner's position looks even stronger when it emerges that Trulli has a performance-related clause written into his contract which may also allow him to leave the team at the end of the year.
