Fisichella Will Stay as Ferrari Reserve, Gene and Badoer Stay as Testers

Ferrari not only revealed their 2010 challenger during the course of this morning, but also its official lineup for the upcoming season. Obviously, we're not talking about the race drivers – as all of you already know by now that Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa will team for the 2010 campaign – but the testing lineup.

After all the rumors regarding the potential contract between Giancarlo Fisichella and Sauber F1 Team, it was finally confirmed that the Roman driver will remain at Maranello for the 2010 season as a test/reserve driver. The announcement was made by the very team principal Stefano Domenicali.

However, during the same announcement, the Italian boss revealed that both Marc Gene and Luca Badoer – Ferrari's former test drivers, will remain with the team for the upcoming 2010 season.

“Giancarlo will be our third driver, but Marc and Luca complete our driver lineup,” said Domenicali.

Fisico was linked with a driving role with Sauber F1 in recent weeks, thanks to Ferrari's engine partnership with the Swiss team. However, sponsorship money backing Pedro de la Rosa secured the Spaniard that seat, leaving the Italian driver hopeless for a race seat in 2010.

“It's better to stay here as the third driver," the 37-year-old Roman was quoted as saying in a Reuters news report.

Fisichella is expected to take the new Ferrari F10 to the track during the 2010 winter testing, but that's probably not going to happen at Valencia next week. According to some reports, Massa is scheduled to test the new car on Monday, while Alonso will take over on Tuesday and Wednesday.