The Kush Maini driver was chosen on Tuesday as a reserve and test of the pilot by the Formula 1 Alpine team. After Alpine’s announcement, Kush became the third Indian driver to join an F1 team, joining the elite company of Narain Karthikeyan and Karun Chandok. Kush, which is part of the Alpine Academy, joins a large pool of test and reserve drivers, including Franco Colapinto, Ryo Hirakawa and Paul Aron. The Australian recruit Jack Doohan will run for Alpine this season, alongside the French veteran Pierre Gasly.
“Kush Maini. 2025 Test and Reserve Driver. We are delighted to announce that our driver of the Alpine Academy extends his role to join our test and reserve tests for the 2025 season,” said Alpine to the announcement through a publication on social networks.
“The BWT Alpine Formula One team is pleased to announce that the Alpine Academy pilot, Kush Maini, will join the team’s test and reserve pilot basin for the 2025 season,” Alpine said in an official statement.
“As a test and reserve driver, KUSH tasks will involve precious support for the development of cars and the configuration of the team’s objectives using the driver’s driver simulator in Entetone, as well as to participate in its TPC program aimed at improving skills behind the wheel of a modern contemporary one formula.”
“The 24 -year -old Indian pilot of Karnataka joined the Alpine Academy in October 2023 before the 2024 season and has since participated in the Formula 2 championship, marking five podiums, including a victory in Hungary,” added the press release.
Kush Maini, academy and test driver and reserve, Bwt Alpine Formula One Team: “I am delighted to go to the role of test and reserve driver for Bwt Alpine Formula One Team this season. Since I joined the Alpine Academy before last year, I was incredibly welcomed in the whole Alpine family and Continue.
Julian Rouse, Director of the Alpine Academy: “We are very happy to announce the expansion of the role of Kush in the Alpine Academy to include test and reserve tasks for the team this season. Kush impressed the team through its TPC performances and Formula 2 results while we worked with him and we expect to be able to support in 2025. The whole team.”
Last year, Kush Maini finished 13th in the pilots ranking in his second season of Formula 2. The former teammate of Kush Invicta Racing, Gabriel Bortoleto, won the F2 championship last season, and he was chosen by the Kick Sauber-Ferrari F1 team for the coming season.
Kush will continue to participate in the Alpine tests of previous cars [TPC] Program, while also participating in the FIA Formula 2,2025 FIA championship with dams.
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