Now, Denmark's BT newspaper - with sources at the American team for whom Dane Kevin Magnussen races - said Fittipaldi's new deal is done. Your privacy is safe with us. [8][9], On November 9, 2018, the Haas F1 Team confirmed Pietro Fittipaldi as its official 2019 test driver. Top 25 Super Bowl Performances of All Time, Each NHL Team's Most Likely Future Hall of Famer, 30 Greatest Teams in Premier League History, 28 most memorable buzzer beaters in March Madness history. [10] Haas announced that Fittipaldi would test the car at the first pre-season test at Barcelona in February 2019.[11]. "If I continue with Haas, I want to have a bigger role," the 23-year-old, who is the grandson of F1 legend Emerson Fittipaldi, said last month. The Brazilian racer is going in pursuit of a Formula 1 super licence, as he is four points away from securing the licence that will allow him to race in the pinnacle series. It was great to have Pietro’s early confirmation of arrival too. On the initiative of First Place Media B.V. Magnussen, Grosjean to leave Haas at end of 2020. “I am very happy to have signed with B-Max Racing with Motopark in Super Formula, one of the fastest categories in the world,” said Fittipaldi. Tatiana Calderón finished twelfth on her Super Formula debut, with the Colombian feeling she learned a lot at Twin Ring Motegi that should benefit her this season. The Haas Formula 1 team has promoted Louis Deletraz and Pietro Fittipaldi to be joint reserve and test drivers this year Sette Camara replaces Fittipaldi at B-MAX/Motopark in Super Formula by Elliot Wood 23 March 2020 Pietro Fittipaldi will remain a reserve driver at Haas for the 2020 Formula 1 World Championship season according to reports that have emerged in Denmark. Pietro Fittipaldi was born in Miami, Florida, USA on Tuesday, June 25, 1996 (Millennials Generation). 23-year-old Brazilian driver Pietro Fittipaldi will return to Super Formula in 2020 after landing a seat with the B-Max Racing/Motopark team. With Pietro Fittipaldi unlikely to be promoted to Haas for the 2020 Formula 1 season, how will the team’s driver lineup look next year? MONTMELO, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 20: Pietro Fittipaldi of Brazil driving the (51) Haas F1 Team VF-19 Ferrari on track during day three of F1 Winter Testing at Circuit de Catalunya on February 20, 2019 in Montmelo, Spain. Our focus is still not to be ninth in the championship, we need to be better, so I cannot promise anything to Pietro. “It’s a very competitive championship, so I need to stay very active over the next few months and I’m sure we’ll be able to have a good 2020 season.”. Nick Cassidy took his first win of 2020 at Sugo after making passes on both Naoki Yamamoto and Ryō Hirakawa at turn one across three laps. Because I think again this year if we had two rookies or a rookie, it wouldn’t help us, because we are a little bit lost where we are with the tyres and a rookie doesn’t help you.