Party Poker has announced today that they have welcomed F1 legend Giancarlo Fisichella to the team.

After being invited to Party Poker sponsored event in London, the Sports Stars Challenge IV, recently and impressed the poker company so much they just had to sign him up as their latest ambassador.

Fisichella, who is still racing in the F1, now has the poker circuit to think about in between races. He said "Poker has become a very popular pastime in the paddock in recent months with many of the drivers. I have joined two new teams recently and am delighted to be in pole position as a new ambassador for PartyPoker.it!"

The online poker giant is currently offering a Â"Fisichella 500euro FreerollÂ" for players to have a chance of winning a slice of the prize pool and a first prize of a shirt signed by Fisichella. Unfortunately the freeroll is only open to Italian players.