Enzo Fittipaldi will slide within the cockpit for an analysis check in IndyCar equipment with Arrow McLaren later this month at The Thermal Membership, the staff confirmed on Friday.
The 23-year-old Miami-born Brazilian American at the moment competes in Components 2 with Van Amersfoort Racing, the place he at the moment has one win and two podiums and sits twelfth within the championship standings.
Arrow McLaren, which has already set subsequent yr’s lineup with Pato O’Ward, Christian Lundgaard and Nolan Siegel, confirmed the information by way of an announcement:
“Arrow McLaren will fulfill their allotted analysis check with Enzo Fittipaldi at The Thermal Membership on Tuesday, November 19,” the assertion learn. “Every lap in our vehicles is vital as we proceed preparations for the 2025 NTT IndyCar Collection season, and we’re proud to increase this one to Enzo, whose household is so carefully linked to the historical past of McLaren Racing.
“We’re keen to gather learnings and apply them within the type of a factors race at The Thermal Membership IndyCar Grand Prix on March 23. For removing of doubt, our 2025 lineup is agency with Pato, Nolan and Christian.”
Pietro Fittipaldi, Enzo Fittipaldi in October 2023 at Sebring Worldwide Raceway.
Photograph by: Dale Coyne Racing
The grandson of two-time Components 1 World Champion and two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Emerson Fittipaldi, Enzo can also be the brother of Pietro Fittipaldi. Pietro is a reserve driver for Haas F1 Workforce, who additionally simply accomplished his first full-time IndyCar season with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing.
This may mark simply the second time that Enzo, the 2018 Italian Components 4 champion, has pushed an IndyCar. In October 2023, he pounded laps at Sebring Worldwide Raceway for Dale Coyne Racing, sharing the monitor with brother Pietro, who was testing with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing at the moment.
The upcoming check with Arrow McLaren is about for Nov. 19 simply outdoors of Palm Springs, California, the venue that beforehand hosted the $1 Million Problem — a non-points exhibition for the IndyCar Collection — through the 2024 season. The Thermal Membership will subsequent host a championship spherical in North America’s premier open-wheel champion on March 23, 2025.
