{"id":894387,"date":"2018-04-07T12:15:40","date_gmt":"2018-04-07T09:15:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=894387"},"modified":"2018-04-07T12:15:40","modified_gmt":"2018-04-07T09:15:40","slug":"pietro-fittipaldi-ready-to-rack-up-the-airmiles-with-three-series-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=894387","title":{"rendered":"Pietro Fittipaldi ready to rack up the airmiles with three-series programme"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<header id=\"lbs-article\" class=\"article header article-header section layout layout--article-header\">\n<div class=\"col headline\">\n<div>\n<h1> Pietro Fittipaldi ready to rack up the airmiles with three-series programme<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"summary body\">\n<p>After winning the Formula V8 3.5 championship last year, Pietro Fittipaldi knew he wouldn\u2019t be short of offers this season. But it turns out he\u2019s about to become one of the busiest men in motorsport.<\/p>\n<p>When talks for a Formula 1 role stalled over the winter, the Miami-born Brazilian switched his focus elsewhere and secured deals to race in Japan\u2019s Super Formula series, a two-race WEC cameo and a seven-race IndyCar deal, with this debut in the latter coming on Saturday night in Phoenix.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section two-column\">\n<div class=\"col article-info\">\n<div>\n<address> Rob Watts_1 <\/address>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><time datetime=\"2022-03-31T04:09:46+00:00\">Updated: 31 Mar 2022<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col article-actions\">\n<div class=\"block block-better-social-sharing-buttons block-social-sharing-buttons-block\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div id=\"lbs-content\" class=\"content wide-two-column-sticky section layout layout--wide-two-column-sticky\">\n<div class=\"col first-column\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/field\/image\/JGS_2018-PHOENIX-47244-1.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1920w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/field\/image\/JGS_2018-PHOENIX-47244-1.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/field\/image\/JGS_2018-PHOENIX-47244-1.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/field\/image\/JGS_2018-PHOENIX-47244-1.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1500w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/field\/image\/JGS_2018-PHOENIX-47244-1.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1200w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/field\/image\/JGS_2018-PHOENIX-47244-1.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 900w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/field\/image\/JGS_2018-PHOENIX-47244-1.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/field\/image\/JGS_2018-PHOENIX-47244-1.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/field\/image\/JGS_2018-PHOENIX-47244-1.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>After winning the Formula V8 3.5 championship last year, Pietro Fittipaldi knew he wouldn\u2019t be short of offers this season. But it turns out he\u2019s about to become one of the busiest men in motorsport.<\/p>\n<p>When talks for a Formula 1 role stalled over the winter, the Miami-born Brazilian switched his focus elsewhere and secured deals to race in Japan\u2019s Super Formula series, a two-race WEC cameo and a seven-race IndyCar deal, with this debut in the latter coming on Saturday night in Phoenix.<\/p>\n<p>After testing an Indy Lights car at Sebring, a chance meeting with team boss Dale Coyne led to him being offered the chance to follow in the footsteps of his grandfather, Emerson, by racing in IndyCar this season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe two days after [the Indy Lights test] IndyCar were testing there, so I stayed on Wednesday and met Dale. Sebastien [Bourdais] had to go to the Daytona 24 Hours practice so no one would be testing his car on Thursday. Dale had heard that I ran well in the Indy Lights test and he said \u2018I want to test you out\u2019,\u201d Fittipaldi explains.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was crazy, I was just there for Indy Lights, and then I get the opportunity to test the IndyCar. I ended up using Sebastien\u2019s seat with some padding as we didn\u2019t have time to make the seat. The test went really well, and Dale said: \u2018Next week we\u2019re going to be testing at Sonoma. Seb will be testing, and I want to test you in the other car.&#8217;<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/SKAFTERNOON-3.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/SKAFTERNOON-3.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/skafternoon-3.jpg&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/SKAFTERNOON-3.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/SKAFTERNOON-3.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/SKAFTERNOON-3.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/SKAFTERNOON-3.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/SKAFTERNOON-3.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/SKAFTERNOON-3.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThat test went well again, and they said \u2018We want you to do seven races. Zach [Claman De Melo] will be doing the other 10; I want you to do the other seven including the Indy 500\u2019. Obviously, I\u2019m really happy and even more so to be doing the Indy 500. I\u2019ve been [to Indianapolis] several times but never to drive. You get there, and you feel the passion that everyone has for racing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With Emerson having won both the IndyCar championship and the Indy 500 twice, Fittipaldi is not short of advice ahead of his debut this weekend in Phoenix. \u201cHe raced there back in his day, and he was explaining to me how the corners are. The ovals are all about setting the car up, so he was saying \u2018I usually set the car up for [turns] one and two, and sacrifice three and four\u2019, and he gave me all these tips,\u201d Fittipaldi says. \u201cHe\u2019s excited. He retired while racing in IndyCar, so a lot of the things he\u2019s telling me are still relevant.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition to his seven-race IndyCar deal, Fittipaldi will be racking up the air miles this year with a five-race deal to compete in Japan\u2019s Super Formula championship. After testing the car for the first time at Suzuka just a few weeks ago, Fittipaldi says the team moved quickly to secure his services.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThere was a three-day test, and they had Kazuya Oshima (who will be Fittipaldi\u2019s teammate) testing all three days, and then Oliver Rowland doing the first two days, so I was testing on the last day,\u201d Fittipaldi explains. \u201cThe test went well and then about a week later they called me saying for me to come to Fuji to test, and asking if I wanted to do the season with them. It all came a bit out of the blue, but I\u2019m very happy for the opportunity!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Several well-known names have popped up in Super Formula in recent years, with current F1 drivers Stoffel Vandoorne and Pierre Gasly both sharpening their skills after winning their respective GP2 titles. Fittipaldi recognises the level of competition will be high this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe car is very fast; I think it\u2019s the lightest single-seater chassis in the world and has a very powerful engine as well. I have some friends who\u2019ve raced there before, like Jo\u00e3o Paulo de Oliveira and Andre Lotterer who said I\u2019d love the car,\u201d says Fittipaldi.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a very competitive series; you\u2019ve got some Japanese drivers who\u2019ve been driving there for 10 or 15 years. Obviously, the cars have changed, but it\u2019s the same tracks, so these guys become specialists. That\u2019s why it\u2019s so difficult.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/38485021781_8c6db4c91f_k.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/38485021781_8c6db4c91f_k.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/38485021781_8c6db4c91f_k.jpg&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/38485021781_8c6db4c91f_k.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/38485021781_8c6db4c91f_k.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/38485021781_8c6db4c91f_k.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/38485021781_8c6db4c91f_k.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/38485021781_8c6db4c91f_k.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/38485021781_8c6db4c91f_k.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>If combining a dual IndyCar and Super Formula season wasn\u2019t punishing enough, Fittipaldi will also make his WEC debut next month at Spa after landing a two-race deal with privateer LMP1 outfit DragonSpeed.<\/p>\n<p>Although there\u2019s no Le Mans deal on the cards just yet, Fittipaldi admits he\u2019d jump at the chance to compete in the famous 24-hour event: \u201cWhat driver wouldn\u2019t want to do Le Mans? If I could get a Le Mans drive that would be amazing. It\u2019s one of the biggest races in the world. I\u2019m doing Indy this year so if I can do Le Mans that\u2019ll be another tick in the box.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>By splitting his season across two championships, Fittipaldi will have to adapt to some brutal time differences this year, such as the 16 hours between the Super Formula race in Okayama and the IndyCar finale in Sonoma the following weekend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHoly shit, yeah I didn\u2019t think about that,\u201d he says. \u201cI guess it\u2019s an amazing opportunity, and I\u2019d race every weekend if I could. At the end of the day, results are what matters, but I\u2019ve been blessed with these opportunities, and I\u2019m really happy.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cYou obviously don\u2019t want to arrive somewhere and get in the car jet-lagged, so the main thing is arriving at the race weekend with enough time and days to rest and be fully rested before you get in the car.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is tricky, but it\u2019s a sacrifice I want to make. At the end of the day, when you jump in the car, and the adrenaline starts pumping I think you forget how tired you are.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn Mexico City, there was a time when I was racing with food poisoning. I stayed up the whole night puking; it was horrendous. I didn\u2019t sleep at all, and I was still feeling like shit the next day. But once you get in the car, you sort of forget about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/field\/image\/_9SG4922-1.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/field\/image\/_9SG4922-1.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/9sg4922-1.jpg&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/field\/image\/_9SG4922-1.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/field\/image\/_9SG4922-1.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/field\/image\/_9SG4922-1.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/field\/image\/_9SG4922-1.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/field\/image\/_9SG4922-1.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/field\/image\/_9SG4922-1.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/figure>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>With no Brazilian drivers currently in F1, Fittipaldi is aware there is a huge gap that sooner or later someone will fill, and he retains hope that he can still be the country\u2019s next F1 star.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m blessed with the opportunity to be racing in IndyCar, racing in WEC and in Super Formula, but of course I have other objections, and F1 is still one of them. 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