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Alfa Romeo evaluating Pourchaire plan to get him into F1
A new one-year deal for Zhou and a contract extension for Bottas means Pourchaire will remain as the reserve driver for Sauber. Despite his impressive record in lower formulae, including winning the German F4 crown and finishing as the runner-up in F3 in 2020 and F2 in 2022, Pourchaire will not be promoted to a race seat in F1 immediately. Sauber’s managing director, Alessandro Alunni Bravi, stated that they are discussing future racing programs for Pourchaire to prepare him for a potential jump into an F1 car. However, limited finances may prevent Sauber from offering an extensive test program like other teams have done for their young drivers. Pourchaire is likely to drive the 2023 Alfa F1 car in FP1 sessions in Mexico and Abu Dhabi to meet the requirement of fielding a rookie in practice sessions.
Source: motorsport
