Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, an IndyCar team, has confirmed that Youri Veeps, a former Formula 2 driver, replaced an injured Jack Harvey during private testing at Barber Motorsport Park on Monday.
March 5, at the first stage of the season, Harvey became a participant in a serious accident on a city road in St. Petersburg, after which he was sent to the hospital for examination, but was discharged the next day. However, he was not allowed to test, so his No. 30 Dallara-Honda was driven by Vips yesterday.
According to the team, “For the Texas race scheduled for April 2, Harvey will undergo a re-examination before returning to the wheel. Juri Vips, who worked with the team during the October 12, 2022 test, replaced him during the test.”
According to the IndyStar newspaper, although the team did not provide detailed information about the severity of Harvey’s injury, the racer complained of pain in both hands, and after the accident was only able to get out of the cockpit with help from rescuers who quickly arrived at the scene. goods.
There is still time before the start of the next race weekend and in theory Harvey should have time to recover as practice and qualifying at the Texas oval race track will take place on April 1. By the way, a year ago Harvey missed this stage because he crashed his car during practice after suffering a concussion. Then he was replaced at the last minute by Santino Ferrucci, and he managed to finish in the top ten, although he started last.
The team has not yet revealed the future prospects of the 22-year-old Vips, but last October, driving an unknown car, he showed for the second time in tests in which four other riders participated in addition to him.
Source: F1 News
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