Fittipaldi wants to keep ‘one foot in F1, one in IndyCar’ (Update)

“I’ve been trying to get back in IndyCar ever since the 2018 season finished, just because I love the style of racing,” Fittipaldi told RACER.com. “It’s great people, the environment is something I’m very used to.” According to the Brazilian, it helps that he has lived his whole life in the United States and that he has two uncles racing there.

“Coming back to IndyCar, it would be a dream. And I adapted really well to the car in 2018,” continues Fittipaldi. The 24-year-old driver says he was unable to give the full 100% during his first IndyCar stint due to a broken leg. He was driving with a carbon brace and needed painkillers during the races.

“That hurt me a bit because I couldn’t show people what I can do, and I’ve always wanted to come back and really prove myself again in IndyCar,” concludes Fittipaldi, who says that behind the scenes he is working hard to get back to racing full-time.

(GMM) Pietro Fittipaldi wants to race in 2021 but “keep one foot in Formula 1” at the same time.

The grandson of F1 legend Emerson Fittipaldi contested the last two grands prix of 2020 for Haas, after Romain Grosjean’s fiery crash.

“I’m happy with my performance in relation to Kevin (Magnussen),” he said after Abu Dhabi.

As for 2021, Fittipaldi did not race elsewhere full-time this year, and he said he is keen to remain Haas’ reserve driver.

“Let’s see for the future – nothing is decided yet,” he told Globo.

“I would like to continue in Formula 1. My goal would be to continue as a race driver, but for next year it doesn’t work.

“So having a foot in Formula 1 would be very important, but I also want to race. The ideal would be to race in Indy and keep one foot in Formula 1. That would be the ideal scenario,” Fittipaldi said.