Christian Lundgaard has joined Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing team in IndyCar full-time for 2022 onwards as he has signed a multi-year deal.
Lundgaard made a big impression in his debut in August as he qualified 4th and finished 12th at Big Machine Spiked Coolers Grand Prix on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course.
Lundgaard who is apart of the Alpine academy is currently sitting 11th on 43 points in the drivers championship in F2, he still has a reaming six races left (2 rounds) before his focus switches to IndyCar.
The 20 year old said: “I’m very excited to join Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing in IndyCar. They are a fantastic team who made me feel very welcome earlier this year when I made my debut in the series. They are the perfect choice and I’m happy to join them on this next chapter in my career. I was very much open minded when I raced at Indianapolis in August and the experience then only grew my hunger to give it another go, so to have the opportunity as a full-time professional racing driver is a privilege.”
“I can only thank Bobby, Piers and the team, as well as my investors and Alpine for putting it all together. I’m determined to repay that faith with on-track performances beginning when the season starts in February. For now, though, my focus is on finishing the Formula 2 Championship before fully committing to taking on IndyCar. I can’t wait for the experience to begin.”
Bobby Rahal, the co-owner of Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing said: “I’m very pleased that Christian will be joining us for the next several years. His performance on the road course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway certainly surprised everybody. For him to do the job he did was tremendous and certainly beyond our expectations. With a little more time under his belt, I think the performance would have been even stronger. Everyone within the team was very pleased and it created a lot of excitement and positive reactions from the fans on social media and online as well as a positive buzz in the paddock.”
My Opinion-
This is a great move for Christian, he done very well in his debut, and i’m looking forward to see what he can do next year in IndyCar and future years after that. I won’t be surprised if other F2 drivers go this way in the future as their isn’t enough spots to facilitate all of the drivers who come through the feeder series.
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