Disgraced Formula 2 driver and Haas reserve Santino Ferrucci has found refuge in Indycar after confirming a two-race deal in third Dale Coyne Racing Honda at Portland and Sonoma, the final two races of the series.
American 20-year-old Ferrucci confirmed, "I am extremely grateful to Dale and everyone at Dale Coyne Racing for giving me this opportunity to get back behind the wheel of an Indy car in Portland and Sonoma. I’m also excited to be bringing my long-time sponsor Cly-Del on board and introducing them to the world of IndyCar racing."
"I truly enjoyed my time with Dale Coyne Racing in Detroit earlier this season and I couldn’t be more excited to be back with them for a couple more races as I look to the future and enter the next chapter of my career."
Ferrucci made his first appearance for the team in Detroit finishing 22nd and 20th in the two street races, substituting for the team's regular driver Pietro Fittipaldi who was injured at the time.
Coyne explained the decision, “We were very impressed with Santino at Detroit this year, and not just by his performance behind the wheel, but also by his professionalism and maturity outside of the race car.”
“We’ve had lengthy discussions with Santino in the past few months and we’re excited to have him back for the final two rounds of the season. We look forward to seeing what he will do with this opportunity as he gets back behind the wheel of an Indy Car. We’re also happy to welcome Cly-Del to our ever-growing family of sponsors.”
Ferrucci was fired from his F2 team Trident after an unsavoury altercation with his teammate, which resulted in a three-race ban for the American, and a little later the team terminated their deal with him.
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