Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (RLL) has launched the signing of Louis Foster as part of a multi-year deal beginning with the 2025 season inside the IndyCar Sequence.
The 21-year-old Briton is current off capturing the 2024 Indy NXT championship with Andretti World, worthwhile eight of 14 races whereas moreover snatching a whole of seven poles, 12 podiums and predominant 362 of 640 entire laps.
Particulars of his entry amount and sponsorship are consider to be launched at a later date.
Foster was stuffed with gratitude in changing into a member of the workforce owned by the combination of Bobby Rahal, David Letterman and Mike Lanigan.
“I am truly wanting forward to working with the workforce,” Foster acknowledged.
“Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing have Indy 500 victories, clearly Bobby has obtained an Indy 500 and there is a good wealth of knowledge with the workforce. I must thank Bobby, David and Mike for his or her faith in my skills and I must thank all my sponsors who’ve helped me acquire my dream of driving in IndyCar, particularly Copart.
“I can’t wait to start my IndyCar career with the workforce and hopefully we’re capable of have an prolonged and worthwhile career collectively. I’m hoping that coming off the experience gained from worthwhile the Indy NXT championship, which will go away me in a superb stance to get the ball rolling. That’s the place the arduous work begins. We’re going to start the preparations and guarantee we get hit the underside working in St. Pete.”
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Foster’s first model of IndyCar gear received right here in September of 2023 with Andretti World and Freeway America. In an effort to extra his preparation, RLL is at current working to solidify a check out program for the 2025 season that may embody a check out later this 12 months.
“We’re more than pleased that we have been able to come to an settlement with Louis to have him drive for the workforce for the following a lot of years,” Rahal acknowledged.
“He clearly dominated Indy NXT in 2024 and we actually really feel he has a large future ahead of him and are joyful to assist the ladder system IndyCar has created. We take a look at this as a long-term relationship which will transcend the current phrases and are very excited to get started on preparations for the 2025 season and his assortment debut.”
Lanigan had significantly extreme reward for Foster, evaluating him to the late Justin Wilson.
“We’re very excited to have Louis Foster drive for us over the following few years,” Lanigan acknowledged. “I look forward to watching him develop proper right into a future IndyCar star. He rings a bell in my memory of 1 different driver — the late, good Justin Wilson.”
