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Pietro Fittipaldi. (Image source:
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Continuing on with these amazing selections, of
some very capable racing drivers Spanning thou Globe... Whilst playin' Ketsup
in Der Vurld de Motersporten; Ja-Ja!
WINNER
Pietro Fittipaldi, Age: 22
Born: June 25, 1996
Birthplace: Miami, Florida; USA
2017 Results
WINNER: World Series Formula
V-8 3.5 Championship (Series Final Champion)
Championships
2011 NASCAR Welland
All American Challenge, 2014 Protyre Formula Renault, 2015-16 MRF Challenge, 2017
World Series V-8 3.5 Championship
Although I learned after the fact that
Pietro, who's Gran-pappy's some Cat named Emerson... Also has a younger brother
named Enzo, with both being Ferrari Academy Drivers in Thar brief motor racing
careers.
I originally became enthused over Pietro
whilst accidently discovering that he was cleaning up in the World Series
Formula V-8 3.5 Championship in 2017, for which I was rootin' for him to win.
Which Pietro did exactly that on the back of 10 Pole positions & 6 Wins
prior to the season's final weekend at Bahrain, where he secured the title.
His performance in the ill-fated Open Wheel
Racing series led to his garnering an audition for testing top flight World
Endurance Championship (WEC) LMP1 Prototype machinery, where he ended the day
as the Fastest Rookie, ahead of some Spaniard named Alonso, Ci!
Next, Pietro was confirmed as part of the two
driver's who'd be sharing the second Dale Coyne Racing (DCR) IndyCar seat with fellow
Rookie Zachary Claman DeMelo, before
suffering a massive Shunt in Sports Cars at the "Mighty Spa,"
(Francorchamps) breaking his legs, which ultimately led to his missing out upon
his planned rookie debut in the Indianapolis 500.
Yet Pietro pulled a "Sebastain,"
nee Sealmeister B' (Bourdais) and returned to the cockpit as quickly as
possible in order to finish off his rookie season in Indy Cars, with a best
finish of ninth at Portland, his only Top-10 finish of his six starts. With his
best Oval finish coming at Gateway in P11, before electing to become the Haas
F1 Team's Test and Reserve Driver for 2019.
Effectively making a straight seat swap with former
Haas "Simulator Jockey" Santino Ferrucci, who's been confirmed
to drive the same #19 Coyne IndyCar entry that Fittipaldi drove this year...
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Winners
2017: Pietro Fittipaldi
2016: Tom Dilmann
2015: Alexander Rossi
2014: Dean Stoneman