Young Indian driver Arjun Maini has secured a second season with Haas as a development driver.
Maini, mentored by former Formula 1 driver Karun Chandhok, signed with the Haas team in 2017 on the weekend of the Spanish Grand Prix. He duly went on to clinch his first GP3 win in the second race of the weekend for Jenzer Motorsport.
"I’m extremely proud to be a part of Haas F1 Team," Maini said. "Being involved with an F1 program has really accelerated my learning in terms of what I need to do on the racetrack and with my engineers.
"In fact, it’s already helped me transition from GP3 to F2. I’m one step closer to my goal of competing in Formula One thanks to Haas F1 Team’s support."
The 19-year old will complete his duties with the team alongside his Formula 2 campaign with Trident, which coincidentally also fields fellow Haas development driver Santino Ferrucci.
"Arjun enjoyed a breakout season in GP3 last year and we’re keeping a close watch on his progress this year in F2," said, Guenther Steiner, team principal, Haas F1 Team.
“He has a history of finding success at every level in which he’s competed and we’re supportive of his efforts as he steps up to F2.
Maini will get his F2 campaign underway in Bahrain on April 7-8.
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