2014 IndyCar driver lineup taking shape (2nd Update Sebastian x 2)
02/08/14
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| As first revealed by AR1.com, Sebastian Saavedra is likely to drive alongside Sebastien Bourdais at KVSH this year |
The KVSH Racing trio of Kevin Kalkhoven, Jimmy Vasser and James "Sulli" Sullivan have their championship contender in place with Sebastien Bourdais, and next week at Sonoma Raceway, they'll take a look at another Seb—Colombia's Sebastian Saavedra—for their vacant second seat.
"We're testing Saavedra at Sonoma; we were impressed with him last year and at some places, he was right there with Bourdais," Vasser told RACER. "We're not done on the second car, but we're pretty close there, and we're close to signing a veteran for Indy who would help the team–bring some good feedback and strengthen our program."
Saavedra and Bourdais spent last season as teammates driving for Jay Penske's Dragon Racing team. With Dragon expected to focus most of its attention on the new FIA Formula E series, Vasser and his fellow owners could benefit from the built-in chemistry the two drivers established in 2013.
It's too early to say whether the 23-year-old will rejoin the 34-year-old Frenchman to form a two-car program, but Vasser believes whoever signs on next to Bourdais will benefit from all that's taking place during the off-season.
"Seb's confidence is high, he's relaxed, and you even saw that in his performance from the middle of last year," he added. "He's focused 100 percent on IndyCar. He's was on that part-time stuff with Coyne, didn't do the ovals, but he's 100 percent locked in on the KVSH program. He's all-in, he put in a good effort last year, and I think we can put in an even better effort." More at Racer.com
As it stands, there are five full-time seats remaining to be filled. They are:
- Bryan Herta Autosport’s first seat
- Panther Racing’s first seat
- Second seats at Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, KV Racing and Dale Coyne Racing
02/04/14 According to word on the street Sebastian Saavedra is likely to get the 2nd seat at KVRT alongside Sebastien Bourdais. Will two Sebastians (Sebastiens) be better than one?
02/04/14 It looks like there will be 11 Chevy powered cars and 13 Honda powered cars on the IndyCar grid for 2014 with more cars added for the Indy 500. We have updated our 2014 IndyCar Silly Season Page with the latest driver lineup as best we know it today.