Calderon, who remains on the Alfa Romeo Formula One team’s books as a test and development driver, will be Sebastien’s # 14 Dallara-Chevrolet on Tuesday, July 6th, after this weekend’s Mid-Ohio IndyCar race Pilot Bourdais.
The chance comes thanks to ROKiT, the main sponsor of the car with the starting number 14, which also supports the 28-year-old Colombian racing driver in the Super Formula.
Calderon said: “I am very excited and grateful to the ROKiT AJ Foyt Racing Team for this incredible opportunity. I started my single-seater career in the USA [in Star Mazda, now Indy Pro 2000] and it has always been a dream to one day drive an Indy car.
“I’m sure it will be a big challenge and I can’t wait to get the experience of driving through Mid-Ohio on Tuesday, learning about the car and enjoying the chance to see one of the fastest racing cars in the world drive. “
Calderon has no IndyCar experience, but has tested Alfa Romeo F1 machines several times, in addition to her single-seater campaigns in the Super Formula, which she has been driving in since last year, and in Formula 2.
AJ Foyt Racing Team President Larry Foyt added, “We look forward to having Tatiana in the ROKiT Chevrolet. She has a lot of experience with open wheels in various formula cars so I am very keen to hear her feedback after driving an Indy car.
“After the race weekend the car setup should be in a good place where she can focus on driving and learning the car. I think she will really enjoy it.”
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So far this season, Calderon has only been able to contest the two opening races of the Super Formula season as Japan’s persistent travel restrictions prevented her from attending the two most recent events at Autopolis and Sugo.
Both races followed a week after her appearances in the WEC, where she shared an ORECA 07 Gibson in the LMP2 class for Richard Mille Racing with her female talents Sophia Floersch and Beitske Visser.
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