Iwasa set for maiden F1 test with AlphaTauri

byPhillip Horton

3 years ago

Second placed Ayumu Iwasa (JPN) Dams on the podium. 02.07.2023. FIA Formula 2 Championship, Rd 8, Feature Race, Spielberg, Austria, Sunday.

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Ayumu Iwasa will test for AlphaTauri in Abu Dhabi next week, his first outing in Formula 1 machinery.

Iwasa, third in this year’s Formula 2 championship, will drive the AT04 as part of Tuesday’s young driver test at the Yas Marina Circuit.

Regular race drivers Daniel Ricciardo and Yuki Tsunoda will split duties in the tyre test car.

Honda has also confirmed that Iwasa will return to his native Japan in 2024 to drive in Super Formula.

Iwasa will replace Liam Lawson at Team Mugen, with the five-time 2023 F1 starter switching to a full-time reserve role with Red Bull and AlphaTauri.

AlphaTauri handed its mandatory FP1 session to Isack Hadjar in Mexico City, with the Frenchman also set to partake in FP1 in Abu Dhabi with Red Bull.

Feature

#	Event	Date
18	Singapore GP	09-11 October
19	United States GP	23-25 October
20	Mexico City GP	30 October-01 November
21	São Paulo GP	06-08 November
22	Las Vegas GP	19-21 November

#	.	Driver	Pts
		George Russell	51
		Andrea Kimi Antonelli	47
		Charles Leclerc	34
		Lewis Hamilton	33
		Oliver Bearman	17
		Lando Norris	15
		Pierre Gasly	9
		Max Verstappen	8
		Liam Lawson	8
		Arvid Lindblad	4