Felipe Drugovich will continue as Aston Martin’s reserve and test driver in 2024, as announced by the team itself this Thursday (2). The Brazilian, therefore, will not have a starting place in Formula 1 next season.
Questioned in the mixed zone of Interlagos – where the drivers are starting to arrive for the Sao Paulo Formula 1 GP events – in which they participated Gazzetta dello Sportthe 23-year-old athlete spoke about the team’s decision and appreciated the agreement.
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“One more year… what changes is the way we relate to the team, I will be able to do things that were ‘frozen’. We will work on many things and I will have more freedom to give “My opinion on the car and what we can do . It gives me more confidence than anything else. The relationship with the team has always been very good and this is the least likely thing to change,” she said.
Acknowledging that he is close to the starting line on the grid of the world’s premier motorsport category, Drugovich revealed that he may compete in another competition parallel to Formula 1 in 2024.
“It doesn’t look like there will be any vacancies next year. The plan is to stay as a reserve. Logically, everyone knows that we were talking to other teams. I don’t think the team (Aston Martin) would keep me “I would come back if there was another vacancy, no one would do it with a pilot on the waiting list. But the plan is not to look for other teams, I have a future here, “added the Brazilian, who also confessed his frustration, while denying any remorse. To stay at Aston Martin.
“The one who is most frustrated by this (lack of a starting point) is me. It’s the right thing, it has to be. In a positive sense, I have to keep trying and do everything I can. It’s the only thing I can” What I can do. The fan is also inside me. I have to stay calm, do my best and prepare. If one day there is a vacancy, teams will be able to see that I am prepared and can do the job well,” she concluded.
Thursday (2) is reserved for pilots to meet the press.
On Friday (3) the on-track activities of the Formula 1 Sao Paulo GP begin: at 11.30am (Brasilia time), the drivers go to the circuit for the first free practice session and, at 3pm, they carry out the qualification. Saturday (4), qualification day for the sprint and the actual short race, at 11am and 3.30pm respectively. Finally, on Sunday, the Sao Paulo GP will take place at 2pm.
Source: Terra
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