Genevese Louis Delétraz was officially named a reserve driver with the American Formula 1 Haas team on Thursday. “This is a huge step forward, I have never been so close to my dream of getting into Formula 1,” said the 22-year-old. If I perform well, I can aim for F1 next year or two years from now. I’m very motivated and ready if the opportunity arises! ”
Eighth in the Formula 2 championship in 2019 for his third season in the category, the Genevan already occupied the role of simulator driver at Haas, which includes the Franco-Swiss driver Romain Grosjean.
In addition to this new role as a reservist in F1, he will continue his career in F2 with the Charouz Racing System team. “F1 and F2 generally take place on the same weekends, this will allow me to fulfill my role as a reservist, since I will already be there,” said Louis Delétraz. My result in the F2 championship will condition a possible place in F1 ”.
“I have 25 races to run in six months!”
This season, Louis Delétraz has also planned to race in endurance and notably compete in the 24 Hours of Le Mans with the Swiss team Rebellion, an event which has been postponed to next September 19 and 20. “With the upheaval in the calendar, I have 25 races to go in six months, details the Genevese. It’s going to be difficult to line up everywhere. ”
Pending actual testing, Louis Delétraz will represent the Haas team in the official F1 e-sport championship in the next round, scheduled for Sunday, April 5.
Extremely proud to join @ HaasF1Team as an official test & reserve driver for 2020! ???? It’s another big step towards my @ F1 goal. Big thanks to Gene and Guenther for this opportunity. I can’t wait to get started again ????????# F1 #HardWorkPaysOff #Excitedhttps://t.co/3CFWIdzDpS
– Louis Delétraz (@LouisDeletraz) March 26, 2020
Sylvain Bolt
Created: 27.03.2020, 15h26
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