IndyCar driver Santino Ferruccii will return to the series for the full 2023 season after AJ Foyt Racing confirmed he will drive their No. 14 next year.
In the year After a full-time series with Dale Coyne in 2019 and 2020, former Formula 2 racer Ferrucci spent two seasons running a limited schedule with Rachel Letterman Langan, Junkos Hollinger and Dreyer & Reinbold. Ferrucci also appeared in the 2021 and 2022 Indy 500s, scoring top ten finishes in both.
AJ Foyt Racing have now confirmed the signing of the 24-year-old to drive the car driven by Kyle Kirkwood this season. The starter is heading to Andretti in 2023.
“Being a part-time driver over the last couple of years has been tough for me personally,” Ferrucci said.
“I’m a race car driver and I want to race. It’s been fun working with different teams and I pride myself on always showing speed and consistency no matter what car I’m racing. I couldn’t be more excited to join AJ Foyt Racing. I can’t wait to make the best of it.”
AJ Foyt Team President Larry Foyt said the signing of Ferrucci will join both the team and the team’s second driver, rookie Benjamin Pedersen, from the Indy Lights Series.
“He’s shown the ability to get to the front of the field, and I think he’s going to be a forward-looking racer on race day,” Foyt said. “AJ saw the fire in him and enjoyed their meetings together. “I think Santino’s experience will help his rookie teammate as well, so he’s a great addition to our roster.”
Ferrucci will race in Formula 2 in 2018 and was a Haas F1 junior driver until he was dropped by the Trident team. He was handed a four-race ban by the FIA after allegedly driving his car from the paddock to the pits while using a mobile phone and deliberately crashing into team-mate Arjun Maini.
“IndyCar became my goal after leaving F1 in 2018,” explained Ferrucci. “I finished my season in Europe and was asked to fill in for Pietro Fittipaldi at the Detroit Grand Prix.” I instantly fell in love with the cars, the racing style and the people. That’s when I knew IndyCar had to be my new home.
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