Théo Pourcher, who won the Formula 2 title last year and is competing in the Japanese Super Formula series this season, arrived in Indianapolis yesterday and the French press is speculating about the possible reasons for his visit to the United States.
First off, Pourcher started the season pretty poorly. In the first stage, which took place in Suzuka, he fell out of contention in the first part of qualifying and in the race he achieved a distant 18th place. Let’s not forget that Liam Lawson won his debut race in Super Formula a year ago and became vice-champion at the end of the season.
Secondly, there may be a vacancy at IndyCar and Arrow McLaren at the moment. David Malukas, the team’s driver, had already missed the first two rounds of the season after breaking his arm in a fall from his mountain bike, and was replaced by Callum Ilott, the 2020 F2 vice-champion.
But the Briton will not be able to start the third stage of the US series, held at the Californian circuit in Long Beach on April 21, as he is due to drive the Jota team’s Porsche 963 hypercar in the 6 Hours this weekend. of Imola in the WEC. In theory, Pourcher could fly to Indianapolis to negotiate with Arrow McLaren, although this is just speculation for now.
There is also a vacancy at Dale Coyne Racing as one of the drivers is only signed for the first two rounds of the season and the team will test on April 10 and 11 in Indianapolis in preparation for the traditional Indy 500 race scheduled for the last race is on the programme. Sunday in May. Unlike Arrow McLaren, whose cars are powered by Chevrolet, Dale Coyne Racing is partnered with Honda, and the racing simulator of the Japanese company’s American division is located in the capital of Indiana.
Other scenarios are also possible, as a few second-tier IndyCar teams initially wanted to participate only in the Indy 500, but now they do not rule out the possibility of including races on road circuits in their program, and here Pourcher’s experience could come in handy.
Finally, there is another version: in January we talked about Prema Racing’s interest in IndyCar, and Theo’s business trip to the USA could be explained by these plans of the Italian team. Why doesn’t she make preliminary agreements with the current Formula 2 champion about possible cooperation with a view to 2025?
In general, there are many assumptions, and which of them will be confirmed, or another reason will be given that prompted Pourcher to cross the ocean, the future will tell.
Source: F1 News
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