Manor has named Will Stevens as a race driver for the 2015 Formula One season as the team continues to battle to be ready for the Australian Grand Prix on March 15.
"The Manor Marussia F1 Team is making huge strides towards the 2015 FIA Formula One World Championship season opener in Melbourne, Australia, in just over two weeks' time," the team wrote on Facebook on Wednesday.
"The next exciting step for the team is to make the first of its driver line-up announcements, with the news that Will Stevens will be an official 2015 Manor race driver."
Stevens, 23, was a back-up driver for Marussia in 2014 before the team filed for insolvency and competed at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix for Caterham.
"It's very exciting to see everything coming together at Manor after the tremendous effort that has gone into saving the team," Stevens said in a statement.
"It would not have been possible without the incredible support we have received from all the suppliers and from within the sport, but most of all the fantastic team of people at Manor who are working around the clock to ensure we are ready for Melbourne.
"My thanks to the team for their confidence in me and I can't wait to see all the hard work rewarded when we line up on the grid in two weeks' time."
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