IndyCar signing received GLOWING reference from F1 star reveals Zak Brown

Zak Brown, Bahrain GP, McLaren, 2024 — Photo: © IMAGO

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IndyCar signing received GLOWING reference from F1 star reveals team chief

The Danish driver recently signed up to race for McLaren in 2025

Simmey Hannifin Donaldson

Wednesday 31 July 2024 02:00

McLaren CEO Zak Brown has revealed that Formula 1 star Oscar Piastri gave the team the seal of approval to snap up rising IndyCar star Christian Lundgaard for next season.

Lundgaard, who is a one-time IndyCar race-winner, recently announced that he would be driving for Arrow McLaren in 2025 and thus departing his current team - Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing.

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The Danish driver joined his current team ahead of the 2022 IndyCar campaign having raced single-seaters in Europe prior to that.

In 2021, for example, Lundgaard raced in Formula 2, where he raced current F1 star Piastri, who dominated the championship that year.

Arrow McLaren have signed Christian Lundgaard for 2025

Oscar Piastri gave Christian Lundgaard reference

“I thought the race that he won here [in Toronto in 2023] was an awesome drive.

"He dominated, but the part that was more impressive to me is when he got shuffled back in that late yellow, you could have a rookie winner kind of panic and overdrive, and he was like ‘no problem, I got this’.

Christian Lundgaard will race for Arrow McLaren next season

“I thought it was a very mature win, very fast. I think he and Pato will be awesome team-mates, as fast as anyone, and Nolan [Siegel] will learn from having two unbelievably quick team-mates.

“Ultimately, his pace and his reputation, what I’ve seen and what I’ve heard, thought, ‘Here’s a guy who’s championship caliber who can give Pato a run for his money’.”

Lundgaard currently sits P11 in the 2024 IndyCar standings.

So far this season, the Danish driver has one top-5 finish to his name, as well as four top-10s.

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