IndyCar – Chilton: “I can be fast on ovals”

After the end of the Marussia adventure, Max Chilton had quickly reoriented his career. The Briton was one of the pilots recruited by Nissan for the LM P1 program, and the return of the Japanese manufacturer in the concert ofEndurance, before the break recently decreed by the Nismo branch.

In addition to this commitment, it is in Indy Lights that Max Chilton played this season on behalf of the Carlin team which was making its debut in the United States, after many years spent victoriously racing through the various series. car in Europe.

Winner in Iowa on an oval, the 24-year-old driver quickly acclimatized to the American events and is waiting to see what his program will be in 2016. “In Indy Lights, things are going well, if I go straight away IndyCar, I will be ready for the ovals, because I have already won on such tracks. It's quite unheard of for a European driver to arrive here and perform well on the ovals.

Most of the teams had contacted me in the last few months, although some did so right after my victory. People know I'm young, I can be fast on oval just like on road races. This proves that the system works. If I hadn't done Indy Lights, I wouldn't have been contacted. It's the same thing for USF2000 drivers who have relationships with Pro Mazda teams. »