London - Pascal Wehrlein will drive for Formula 1 team Sauber this season.
The team says the German driver will line up alongside Marcus Ericsson when the F1 season starts in Melbourne on March 26.
'More to come from Pascal'
In his rookie season with Manor in 2016, Wehrlein scored the team's only point with a 10th-place finish in Austria.
Sauber team principal Monisha Kaltenborn says "there is surely more to come from Pascal, and we want to give him the chance to further grow and learn at the pinnacle of motorsport."
Very happy to announce that I will drive for @SauberF1Team 2017! ??
— Pascal Wehrlein (@PWehrlein) January 16, 2017
Thank you @SauberF1Team thank you @MercedesAMGF1!
We are pleased to announce that Pascal Wehrlein will complete our driver line-up for the #2017 #F1 season!https://t.co/YlejzBAK98 @PWehrlein
— Sauber F1 Team (@SauberF1Team) January 16, 2017