Herta wants to run Robert Wickens in next year’s Indianapolis 500 as work continues on the hand controls for paralyzed driver
Bryan Herta wants to enter Robert Wickens in the Indianapolis 500 as early as 2024 – a year longer than preferred as work continues on the hand controls needed for the paralyzed driver.
The 33-year-old Canadian won a pair of races driving a Hyundai Elantra N-TCR that is fitted for Wickens to race strictly through hand controls. Herta said Thursday that perfecting that technology for an Indy car in the biggest race in the world has slowed the project he’s determined to do with Wickens.
Wickens, when told his boss was openly discussing the Indy 500, grinned widely. Herta as a team owner won the Indianapolis 500 with Dan Wheldon and Alexander Rossi.But like Herta, Wickens said the effort has to be both done correctly and be competitive. “We all want to do a proper, professional effort,” he added. “I don’t want to do it for a marketing campaign. I want to do it for a chance to win.”
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