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Theo Purcher will make his Alfa Romeo debut in F1
French Theo PurcherThe 19 makes its official debut in F1’s first free practice session. American Grand Prix, on the wheels of alfa romeoFriday, October 21, in Austin, the Italian and Swiss teams announced this Thursday.
Currently runner-up in the Formula 2 championship, Pourcher is considered one of the big hopes of French motorsport. He won the Monaco F2 GP in May 2021.
The youngster was appointed as the Alfa Romeo team’s reserve driver for 2023 this Thursday after the contract of the Finnish driver, who is currently a regular driver, was renewed. Valtteri Bottas and Chinese Zhou Guangyu.
“We are delighted to give him the chance to join us for the first free practice session next week.It is a well-deserved opportunity and we are confident he will impress us again with his performance. will help the team to collect important information “United States GP. United” indicates the team principal of the Alfa Romeo team, Frederic Vasseur.
Prucher had already had the opportunity to sit in an F1 seat while driving the Alfa Romeo for the 2019 season during a private test session last year.
Source: Mundo Deportivo
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