Emerson Fittipaldi Archives

Pietro Fittipaldi, the grandson of two-time world champion Emerson, will be sitting in a Formula 1 car for the first time at a test in Abu Dhabi at the end of this season after it became clear that he will be a test driver for the Haas team next season. Fittipaldi has been in talks with the team for testing already this season, but all of this has been somewhat shifted due to an accident while preparing for the Car Endurance Championship race in Spa, where he broke his leg. The 2017-year-old Brazilian is now also officially confirmed as a test driver for the Haas team for next season and will thus start performing his duties at Pirelli's tire test in Abu Dhabi after Sunday's race. Fittipaldi won the Formula V8 3.5 title in XNUMX, and this year is expected to have offers to compete in a number of other

Former world champion Emerson Fittipaldi has also been hit by the economic and financial crisis in Brazil. The Formula One world champion in the 1972 and 1974 seasons is in big financial trouble, according to the Associated Press. Failing to meet major financial obligations, equipment and exhibits at his museum were confiscated last week. Thus, the state authorities seized a large number of winning trophies, a Formula 1 race car and a race car with which he won the famous Indy 1993 race in 500. This equipment was part of his private collection in his museum. The Brazilian, who even tested himself with his own Copersucar-Fittipaldi team in 1980, explained that he would find a solution to the current situation in the coming days.

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Fittipaldi test racer from Haas

Former world champion in financial trouble