Pietro Fittipaldi focuses on Endurance after F1 disappointment

Pietro Fittipaldi came very close to a tenure in Formula 1 after the ouster of Nikita mazepin from the stable Haas. Ultimately, the Brazilian was preferred to the former member of the house Kevin Magnussen. The Dane's results, in the points in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia upon his return to the premier discipline of motorsport, proved Guenther Steiner right. On Fittipaldi's side, only the regrets of missing out on this chance remain.

“As a driver, I was obviously disappointed because it was really close, Pietro Fittipaldi told us at the Paul-Ricard circuit. When Guenther called me, he said it was between Kevin (Magnussen. Editor's note) and me. Ultimately, the team prioritized experience because they needed it in the team's situation. Kevin was someone who had been on the team for many years already. I understand the team's decision, but I also know what we could have done because. We were always very strong during testing and during the session that I was able to do, and I know that we could have kept our promises. It would have been huge, but we received a lot of support from Brazil, and also from the United States because I was born in Miami, but I wouldn't say the chapter is closed. »

Beyond a start in F1, the Brazilian obviously regrets the fact of not being able to participate in the first Grand Prix in the history of his hometown. He is now focusing on his first season in Endurance, which begins this Sunday at Castellet with Inter Europol Competition, during the first round ELMS. " We have to keep working and it will be very important to have excellent results here in the ELMS this year, at Le Mans too, and then see what the future has in store for us. » If he still dreams of Formula 1, Fittipaldi is also now eyeing the 24 Hours of Le Mans, which he will discover in LM P2 this year, and a future program in Hypercar. An adventure into which his replacement at Haas had embarked with Peugeot . A place now vacant…

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