Rubens Barrichello was confirmed as second driver for the Stewart Grand Prid team on Friday morning at Nurburgring. The Brazilian starts his third season with the team with another new team-mate, Johnny Herbert, who was announced some time ago. It seems that Jos Verstappen has once again been abandoned. Mario Haberfeld, who is title contender with  Stewart's Formula Three team is hopeful of securing a test deal with the team.