There’s more stuff that I want to accomplish in the sportscar world in the States, potentially getting back to Le Mans as well. “I have so much that I want to accomplish in Ind圜ar and that’s my focus. I established a huge amount of relationships and lifelong friends from over there, I got to do it as an American. “I’m incredibly grateful for the opportunities that I got. “No, honestly, the only attraction was I might get some passes for Austin or Miami or something! No, honestly, that ship for me has sailed. However, despite now being a part of the McLaren set-up, Rossi himself has no ambitions to return to F1 having started five races for Marussia at the end of 2015. “If there’s someone that’s doing something incredibly special, that’s beating all of us, it’s a small world and that news will travel rather quickly.” And most likely give guys an opportunity, if it’s deserved, that doesn’t necessarily mean it comes from within the organization. “So I do think that having McLaren and how closely connected the F1 team and Ind圜ar team is, it’ll definitely bridge that gap. “It’s a lot harder when you have a Sauber or Alfa Romeo that’s looking at an Ind圜ar race and looking at a driver and not really knowing was that season that they had a result of incredible driver performance, or was it a result of they got really fortunate in a couple of situations that set them up for a championship contention? It’s harder to know when you’re not involved. “They’ll know the equipment that they’re in, they’ll know the race that they did something special, or they’ll know a qualifying session that they’ll be able to very easily analyze it because they’re actively involved. “Because they have feet on the ground, if you will, in this championship, they will have a very direct understanding of people’s performance,” Rossi told RACER. Rossi is joining Arrow McLaren as part of the Ind圜ar set-up but thinks all drivers in the series will benefit because of the transfer of knowledge that happens within a team competing in both Ind圜ar and F1. Alexander Rossi believes McLaren’s presence in both Ind圜ar and Formula 1 will help drivers in the United States have a chance of racing in F1 due to increased awareness of their talents.Ĭolton Herta tested for McLaren in 2022 (pictured above) while being linked with a move to AlphaTauri, but ultimately ended up staying in Ind圜ar due to a lack of a Super License.
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