Marussia has announced Alexander Rossi as its official reserve driver for the rest of the 2014 season. Rossi left a similar role at Caterham earlier this month following the team's takeover by Swiss and Middle Eastern investors. Having also left the GP2 team, Rossi joined Campos for the German round of the GP2 series and has now been confirmed with another F1 drive as he joins Marussia alongside race drivers Jules Bianchi and Max Chilton. As part of his new role, Rossi himself confirmed the plan is for him to make some FP1 appearances this season. “Today is a good day and next step in my Formula 1 career,” Rossi said. “Since my initial discussions with the Marussia F1 Team...
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