A 25-year-old Briton, Ilott was confirmed by the workforce on Tuesday afternoon, noting he’ll participate in each Indianapolis 500 take a look at days on April 10 and 11. He will probably be joined by Pato O’Ward, Alexander Rossi and 2021 NASCAR Cup Collection champion Kyle Larson, who will take the reins of an Indy automobile for the primary time since testing at Phoenix Raceway in early February.
Malukas continues to be recovering from a left wrist damage and surgical procedure sustained in a mountain biking accident in the course of the offseason.
Now, his restoration timeline now extending a minimum of past the Grand Prix of Lengthy Seashore on April 21.
Ilott, who made 36 begins in North America’s premier open-wheel championship for Juncos Hollinger Racing from 2021-23, was known as upon to substitute for Malukas to start out the 2024 IndyCar Collection season. Final month on the the Streets of St. Petersburg, Ilott stayed out of hassle and certified sixteenth earlier than occurring to complete thirteenth. At the latest non-points spherical at The Thermal Membership final month, he was operating in a switch spot within the second warmth earlier than fading to ninth, lacking out on advancing into the ultimate by three spots.
Whereas Arrow McLaren have been depending on Ilott whereas Malukas recovers on the sidelines, the workforce gained’t be capable of depend on him for the Streets of Lengthy Seashore. Ilott will probably be unavailable because of a battle with the World Endurance Championship, with a earlier dedication to race within the Six Hours of Imola behind the wheel of Workforce Jota’s Porsche 963.
With that in thoughts, Arrow McLaren additional stated by way of an announcement that “the workforce is evaluating different choices and can announce the No. 6 driver for Lengthy Seashore sooner or later.”
