Alexander Rossi to take part in Caterham free practice in Canada

It had been over a year since this had happened to him. Since free practice for the 2012 Spanish Grand Prix, to be precise. Alexander Red will take a seat in a Caterham during Canada?s first free session on Friday, without it having yet been specified whether Charles Pic or Giedo Van der Garde will have to leave his seat. “Rediscover the action of Formula 1 is clearly an important step on the plan that I have been working on for years and I take all opportunities very seriously”, declares the 21-year-old American. “ This will be my first outing in a CT03 and with this year's Pirellis. It's good that this is happening on North American soil, in front of a public who are seriously passionate about Formula 1 and who know what our sport is about. »

“Even if Free Practice 1 always goes by in the blink of an eye, it will be good to play an important part in the team's work on the track”, rejoices the reservist. “The last time I was in an F1 car was in the 02 CT2012 in Abu Dhabi in November during youth testing and I'm looking forward to seeing how the car has progressed since then. » If he will only have an hour and a half to ride, the GP2 driver knows his mission well. “For me it will be a good session to use what I learned from the car compared to the aerodynamic tests and simulations. I have an execution plan to follow in order to help the team with the adjustments for the starting drivers.

It will be a busy weekend for the only American to currently hold a super license, since at the end of the day he will return to Europe to join Greaves Motorsport and the 24 Hours of Le Mans testing, in which he will take part for the first time in his career. Enough to wonder about the interest that Caterham had in mobilizing it in Canada. Even more so when we know that it is during these free practices that the teams and their regular drivers will be able to discover the new Pirelli tires for the first time which should come into force at the following meeting at Silverstone…