The Haas F1 Team is getting an American driver. Santino Ferrucci, 18, will pilot the Haas F1 VF-16 race car during the Formula 1 test July 12-13 at Silverstone Circuit following the British Grand Prix. Ferrucci, a Woodbury, Connecticut, native, is currently racing in the GP3 Series. Formula 1 rules state that two days of each in-season test must be allocated to young-driver training, which is classified as someone who has competed in two or fewer Grands Prix. Haas F1 Team drivers Romain Grosjean and Esteban Gutierrez participated in the first open test May 17-18 at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, making them ineligible for the Silverstone test. “We brought Santino on with Haas F1 Team because he’s done a very good job of proving himself in each of the racing series he’s competed in,” said Guenther Steiner, Hass F1 team principal. “We see Santino as a young, American driver with a lot of potential who has earned this opportunity." Ferrucci has yet to score a point in four GP3 races this season. His average finish is 12th with a best of 10th, and he's listed as 16th in the GP3 standings. “Becoming a Formula 1 driver is my ultimate goal and I can’t thank Haas F1 Team enough for this opportunity,” said Ferrucci, who began his career in karting, touring the United States and Europe at age 5. “Nothing beats seat time, and the experience of driving a Formula 1 car and working with Haas F1 Team will be invaluable.”

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