May 28 (GMM) Christian Klien on Friday said he is expecting to be back at the wheel of HRT's F1 car in Valencia.

Although fellow reserve driver Sakon Yamamoto was in regular Bruno Senna's car at Istanbul, the Austrian had said 24 hours ago that he expects to appear again in free practice sessions in 2010.

Klien, 27, drove in Karun Chandhok's F110 in Barcelona, but he will be unable to travel to the forthcoming Canadian grand prix due to the clashing Le Mans 24 hours.

"I had a very good debut in Barcelona, where I was immediately faster than Bruno Senna, who has been sitting in the car all season," Klien is quoted by German Sky television.

"It is expected that I will sit again in the car in Valencia, and then we will see. As they say, step by step."

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