Having elected to enter North America’s premier open-wheel championship, former Ferrari Academy member Robert Shwartzman mentioned farewell with an emotional message.
Reuniting with the PREMA household after a profitable stint in endurance racing, the 25-year-old Israeli will return to single-seaters subsequent season, finishing the staff’s Chevrolet-powered effort for the upcoming season as a teammate to British driver Callum Ilott.
Shwartzman joined PREMA for the primary time in 2018, claiming third place within the FIA Components 3 European Championship and ending up as the highest rookie that 12 months. He additionally added the Toyota Racing Sequence title that season. In 2019, he cruised to the inaugural FIA Components 3 Championship title of the brand new period.
He stayed with the staff for his soar to the FIA Components 2 Championship, the place he achieved six wins and 14 podium finishes in two seasons and was runner-up within the collection in 2021. He made his Components One testing debut in 2020 with Scuderia Ferrari, persevering with to check with the Italian squad and Haas F1 Staff the next 12 months.
In 2022, Shwartzman was appointed as a check driver by Scuderia Ferrari and made a number of Components One testing and free apply appearances whereas additionally performing simulator duties.
Reflecting on his stint on the Maranello-based outfit, Shwartzman commented: “Driving for Ferrari has been among the finest experiences in my life!
“I’ll always remember the sensation of driving a Scuderia Ferrari F1 automotive for the primary time, I’ll all the time be pleased about each single lap, each expertise and it has been such a privilege to work with a number of the most proficient and brilliant individuals in racing.”
Shwartzman continued: “I do know my time with the Staff has formed me into a greater driver and I’m prepared to hold all of the reminiscences with me into my subsequent journey.
“Grazie mille to all of the tifosi who’ve all the time been so supportive over time and final however not least to everybody within the staff who has believed in me, inspired me and helped me alongside this journey I’m really grateful,” concluded the Israeli.
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