
“Herta became the youngest ever winner in Ind圜ar history in 2019 when he took victory at the Circuit of The Americas. Teams are required to run a rookie driver in at least two FP1 sessions for 2022 as per new regulations.Ī statement from McLaren said: “McLaren Racing confirmed today that current Ind圜ar driver Colton Herta from the USA will test for the McLaren F1 Team as part of its 2021 MC元5M car testing programme in 2022. Should the American impress, that could lead to a nod for an FP1 outing. The 21-year-old will link up with McLaren for the new season and get the opportunity to drive the MC元5M – the team’s 2021 car. UP NEXT: Qualifying, 11am ET, on NBC and Peacock.American driver and Ind圜ar star Colton Herta will join McLaren in a development role for the 2022 season. 77 Chevy chassis and found some of their missing speed – worthy of a 230.126mph – to place ninth of the 10 drivers, just ahead of Harvey. 29 Honda and the beleaguered Juncos Hollinger Racing team got Callum Ilott out on a new No. 20 Chevy.Īndretti’s Devlin DeFrancesco was good for a 230.653mph lap in the No.

27 Honda, followed by Ed Carpenter Racing’s Conor Daly who produced a 231.438mph lap in the No.

Andretti’s Kyle Kirkwood was next with a 232.615mph in his No. 30 Honda at 229.363mph.įiring out for the second 30-minute session where the other half of the field was welcome to run, five more drivers took to the 2.5-mile oval led by CGR’s Alex Palou who posted the fastest lap of his group with a 232.823mph run.

26 Honda with a 232.355mph lap and Harvey was well shy in the No. Andretti Autosport’s Colton Herta was fourth in the No.

7 Chevy, and Dixon, who made multiple qualifying simulation runs, was third at 232.470mph in the No. Teammate Alexander Rossi was close behind with a 232.904mph lap in the No. Ind圜ar tech download: Indy 500 qualifying Fast Friday recap with Marshall Pruett and Marcus Ericsson Shell/Pennzoil engineers earn Louis Schwitzer Award for fuel innovation 66 Chevy in cool conditions which made for thicker air that added unwanted downforce to the cars. Arrow McLaren’s Tony Kanaan was fastest of the five, posting a 233.026mph lap with the No. Of the five, Chip Ganassi Racing’s Scott Dixon and Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing’s Jack Harvey were putting fresh engines to work after issues late in Friday’s practice session made motor changes necessary.
