On December 6, former McLaren Formula 1 driver Stoffel Vandoorne will have the opportunity to test the Arrow McLaren SP’s Chevrolet single-seater, as McLaren CEO Zak Brown suggested in September, because the team plan to field a third car by 2023.
That same day in Sebring, his teammate in Mercedes in Formula E, as well as reigning champion of the series, the Dutch Niky de Vries, will be at the wheel of the Dallara-Honda of Meyer Shank Racing which this season has won the Indy 500.
“We are looking to the future no matter what our current situation regarding the drivers. We keep an eye on who is out there, who is doing well and we think about what our needs may be,” said Michael Shank. .
“We are constantly evolving our team and, at least from my point of view, Nyck is truly an excellence, a rock star. Formula 2 champion, Formula E champion …”.
“Could it be an option for us? I don’t know, but I’m going to make sure we will be covered for the future. It could be with the prototypes, it could be in IndyCar, we just want to get to know it and so we have organized this test.”
“It will be interesting to see his confrontation with Vandoorne, because they are teammates in Mercedes in Formula E, but we know they are both excellent drivers. And it is a strange coincidence that the guy we announced for our IMSA team, Tom Blomqvist, is Vandoorne’s teammate in the WEC. There is a certain interweaving between everything. “
This has been a busy week for MSR as soon after the conclusion of IMSA 2021 it announced both Blomqvist and the confirmation of Oliver Jarvis as another full-time driver on the team.
The third driver for the endurance races will be confirmed tomorrow and should be the winner of a runoff between two Indycar stars such as Helio Castroneves and Simon Pagenaud, who both have a winning track record even with prototypes.
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