A new American F1 driver will be on the grid this year, but the last 10 debutants had mixed fortunes in the sport.
Now known as the person breaking down the FIA’s metaphorical door to get a new team onto the Formula 1 grid, Michael Andretti, son of Mario, took in 13 races in Formula 1 alongside Ayrton Senna at McLaren.
Now a prolific team owner with multiple motorsport interests with Andretti Autosports, coming into Formula 1 with Cadillac is a very high priority on his to-do list…After Andretti left Formula 1, it would be 13 years before the Stars and Stripes would be represented again on the grid, with Scott Speed being scouted through the aforementioned Red Bull Driver Search programme, to find the next generation of Formula 1 talent.
Speed has taken on several motorsport disciplines since leaving Formula 1, including NASCAR in its various forms, becoming a three-time Global Rallycross Championship title-winner, interspersed with a brief stint in Formula E.Formula 1’s most recent American starter until Sargeant takes to the track in Bahrain, Alexander Rossi, was drafted in at Manor in 2015 to replace Roberto Merhi at the F1 strugglers.
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