Yes, you can stare at a new face in BMW Sauber. The F1 team sponsored by the maker of BMW Z8 parts earlier signed Christian Klien as a backup driver for the upcoming season which is set to start on Saturday. Last season, the Austrian was a test driver for Honda after racing for Red Bull in 2006.

Klein replaces German Timo Glock, who has joined Toyota. "We wanted a third pilot with experience in Formula One, said BMW Sport’s owner Mario Theissen.

Klien will be third choice after German Nick Heidfeld and Polish Robert Kubica. Klien has competed in 47 Grand Prix, for Jaguar in 2004 then with Red Bull in 2005 and 2006, picking up 14 points in the World Drivers Championships, revealed Canadian Press.

Klien started his career in motorsport in his early teens; racing in karting championships both in Austria and Switzerland before moving up to Formula BMW. After several more titles in lower Formulas, Klien moved up into Formula One with the Jaguar Racing team, alongside Mark Webber. At the end of 2004, Jaguar’s Formula One team was sold to Red Bull and renamed Red Bull Racing; Klien shared the race seat with Italian Vitantonio Liuzzi. The Austrian stayed at Red Bull for 2006, with Liuzzi going to Red Bull junior team, Scuderia Toro Rosso.