Two winless seasons in USF2000 suggests Frederick doesn’t deserve to be on this list, but he finished second to championship dominator Kyle Kirkwood three times this year and is still only 16 years old.
Still,?as the first driver on our list says: “There?s definitely demand for an American driver in F1, so there?s really no better time to be in Europe.” It’s clear there are drivers who better deserve that Haas backing, and we have picked out 10 potential candidates from the junior ranks.Ĭameron Das? 18y/o ? 5th in Euroformula OpenĢ017: 5th in BRDC British F3.? 2016: US F4 champion.? 2015: 8th in Formula Lites Trying to make it in Europe as an American driver isn’t easy – partly for financial reasons – and those trying to make it work need to have the right support. It did sign Santino Ferrucci to a development driver role and provide him with track time, that it has kept him on board despite the incidents that got him banned from Formula 2 and sacked by Trident – ending any realistic chances of him ever making F1 – have raised questions about its real motives for having him on board.
Here, Formula Scout picks 10 drivers who would deserve that supportĮver since Haas established an American outfit back on the Formula 1 grid, there has been a lot of interest in whether the team would employ or develop a home-grown F1 driver.įrom the outset, it dismissed the prospect of signing Alexander Rossi, the most successful American driver to have come up the ranks in Europe in recent times and someone who since quickly become a leading star in Ind圜ar.
The Haas Formula 1 team should be on the look-out for a new up-and-coming American driver to help develop for the future.