Théo Pourchaire fit for F1 service

Coincidentally with the calendar, three days after Esteban Ocon's victory, another French hopeful, ART Grand Prix driver in Formula 2 and member of the Sauber Academy, made his very first laps in F1. Story of a test that heralds a bright future.

Published on 10/08/2021 à 08:00

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“Stop with your stories about aligning the planets! » On this not so insignificant Wednesday, August 4, Frédéric Vasseur, general director of the Sauber Group and team principal ofAlfa Romeo Racing was in a playful mood.

Another step brilliantly achieved by the young Frenchman © Xavi Bonilla / DPPI

Just a few hours ago, Theo Pourchaire, spearhead of the Sauber academy, was at the helm of a car house, a C38 from 2019, for a first track experience F1 the impact of which the French manager was now trying to minimize. “It’s true that the period is rather good for the French pilots,” he continued. There was the victory of Peter (gasly. Editor's note) at Monza last year, that of Esteban (Or with. Editor's note) in Budapest three days ago, and there are also the very good results of Théo in F2. Ça fait plusieurs bonnes nouvelles pour le clan français, mais je ne crois pas à ces histoires d’alignement de planètes. Moi,