Ryō Hirakawa drove to the first practice of the Japan Grand Prix, replacing Jack Doohan in Alpine in one of the four party driver.
Hirakawa will return to F1 of FP1 for the coming Bahrain Grand’s coming weekend, even though the new team.
Haas announced on Monday that Hirakawa joined the party as a Trerver driver. Hirakawa drives haas during a seasonal group test in Abu Dhabi in the previous December, and conducts the Toyota Gazozo race in the world endurance competition.
Hirakawa will drive Oliver Barman on FP1 in Bahrain Grand Prix, and will call Barman on FP1 in Mexico City Grand Prix behind this season. According to the declaration of Hirakawa We will call Esteban Ocon in both Spanish Grand Prix, and the Guest Guide Dhabi Grand Prix.
“I am very happy to join the MoneyGram Haas F1, I am very happy with this opportunity, and I look forward to new trips,” said Hirakawa from the proclamation. “I drive my first FP1 session to Bahrain, so I went on to two street weekends in a row happy, and I can’t wait to get to Bahrain.
“I would like to thank the Komatsu-San, MoneyGram Haas F1 Team, morizo-San [Akio Toyoda, Chairman of Toyota Motor Corporation] and Toyota Gazoo Racing for this opportunity, a new challenge for me and I can’t wait to start. “
“It is good to accept Ryō at MoneyGram Haas F1 Team and have our experience to strengthen our knowledge and understanding of VF-25,” said principal Ayao Komatsu. “His response was described extensively in later examination last year, the ability to provide an essential trial time for all four Scriptures this year would help Toyota Gazoo Racing, is the real pleasure of his acumen race.”
While the announcement notes that Hirakawa will move on the Harman after returning the Jack Doohan, another rookie, during the greater japain distinction between the Bahrain Grand Prix and Japan Grand Prix.
A big difference? Bahrain was a pre-season examination area, where Userman completed 197 over three days of driving cycle.
