IndyCar’s Alex Palou will drive for Method One group McLaren in opening follow on the U.S. Grand Prix on Friday, Oct. 21.

Palou will take the place of outgoing driver Daniel Ricciardo, who will then resume driving duties for the remainder of the occasion.

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Palou, who joined the McLaren racing programme earlier this 12 months, has already privately examined a McLaren F1 automobile.

The opening session at Austin may also function American driver Logan Sargeant, who can be within the Williams instead of Nicholas Latifi.

Sargeant stays in rivalry to race full-time for Williams subsequent 12 months.

The U.S. Grand Prix is a well-liked vacation spot for groups to check younger drivers. Friday’s session will function Robert Schwartzman driving for Ferrari, Antonio Giovinazzi for Haas and Theo Pourchaire for Alfa Romeo.

F1 guidelines mandate that groups should use younger drivers who “could not have competed in additional than two World Championship occasions” on two events in Friday follow all year long.

Mexican IndyCar driver Pato O’Ward, who can be a part of the broader McLaren racing programme, will drive for McLaren on the opening session for the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in November.