Stevens to race for Caterham in Abu Dhabi

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The beleaguered constructor missed the last two races in United States and Brazil after entering administration but will take part in the season finale after raising money through a crowdfunding project.

Caterham confirmed on Monday that Kamui Kobayashi would return to his seat and now it has been announced that Stevens will be in the second car, replacing Marcus Ericsson, who had already announced his decision to cut ties with the team ahead of his move to Sauber.

The 23-year-old Stevens, previously a part of the Caterham Racing Academy, has twice taken part in testing for the team and has two wins to his name in the World Series by Renault 3.5 championship in 2014.

"I'm absolutely thrilled to be getting this opportunity and am very grateful to everyone involved at Caterham F1 Team for giving it to me," Stevens said.

"I feel ready for the challenge of my F1 debut and look forward to working as part of the team in a race environment after all the work we've done together previously in the tests I've completed and back at Leafield in the simulator.

"Hopefully this will be something we will be able to carry through to the 2015 season together."

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