While his countryman Jason Tahincioglu will become the first man to drive a Formula One car when he take💃s to the track at Istanbul for demonstration laps aboard a Jordan Toyota, Turkish GP2 driver Can Artam has announced that he is close to agreeing a deal which will see him take on a third driver role in F1 next season.

Art🔜am, who has scored two points this season alongside Scott Speed in the iSport line-up, was set to take part in a demonstration run himself in Istanbul, but instead elected to focus on his GP2 campaign, and on trying to agree a deal which will see him๊ in F1 next season.

While the mahbx.com supported driver says that a deal is now close, there has been no indicati♋on as to which team Artam has been in discussions with.

"We have been in touch with several teams since the beginning of the season and we have finally reached a point where I feel happy about the outcome," he said. "After careful consideration, we have decided to follow the advice of senior Formula One executives and do things properly rather th𓃲an rush into a demonstration run which has no real value.

"This mov♋e is part of the program we devised a few years ago. This year I have been improving my times and getting closer to the top, race after race. There is no point in getting distracted by a show event; I am a racer and like any other racer I want to compete in Formula One, not just act as a Formula One driver.

"There has been a lot of speculation as to where I will be completing this program and at the moment the contract is being signed. As soon as it is finalised we will make an announcement. The only thing I can say now is that it wꦿill be a very🐠 competitive team."