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Sainz Jr handed Abu Dhabi Red Bull test
Carlos Sainz Jr will test for Red Bull at Yas Marina following the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as a reward for winning Formula Renault 3.5.
Sainz Jr, 20, is one of the team's junior drivers in contention to replace Red Bull-bound Daniil Kvyat at Toro Rosso and will drive the RB10 on day one of the Abu Dhabi test on Tuesday 25. Senior driver Daniel Ricciardo will take over on the Wednesday, meaning Kvyat will need to wait until 2015 for his first test as a Red Bull driver.
Despite being overlooked in favour of Max Verstappen for the other Toro Rosso seat earlier this year Sainz Jr is highly rated by Red Bull and is the youngest Formula Renault 3.5 series champion. It will be his second Red Bull drive after the Young Driver Test at Silverstone in July 2013, where he drove an RB9.