Ryo Hirakawa will be one of McLaren’s F1 reserve drivers next season.
Next year he will combine duties for McLaren with his current role with Toyota, for whom he leads the Hyperclass class in the World Endurance Championship currently.
Hirakawa will conduct simulator and testing duties with the 2021 MCL35M as part of McLaren’s driver development programme.Alex Palou, the two-time INDYCAR champion, recently saw a deal to join McLaren fall apart.Pato O'Ward could instead be added to McLaren’s options if he receives a superlicence.McLaren also struck a deal with Aston Martin to share Stoffel Vandoorne and Felipe Drugovich as reserve drivers for the first 15 rounds of this year so could revisit a similar arrangement in 2024.
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