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Test and reserved driver for the Caterham and Marussia Formula 1 teams this season, Alexander Rossi has decided to turn his attention to American racing and the IZOD IndyCar series more specifically.
In an interview he gave to Racer.com's Marshall Pruett, Rossi explained that after he spent the last six years in Europe, working his way up the ladder, he feels he has little chance to breaking into F1.
The American driver took the wheel of an F1 car on a few occasions, but has yet to take the start of a Grand Prix.
The two teams he was in contact with - Caterham and Marussia- both closed their doors.
"For 2015, I'm very excited about the prospects in IndyCar, and I'm not the first person to say it's some of the best racing on the planet,” Rossi told Racer.com.
"I have been speaking with IndyCar teams for a while now, and have made multiple trips to Indianapolis to hold meetings about next season," Rossi continued.
"There have been some positive things to come from those meetings, and some things are moving forward, but there are still a lot of boxes that need to be ticked to finalize everything.
"I want to be in a competitive car, and after coming up the European ladder and being able to win races in all the championships I competed in, I feel I'm ready to do the job at home and compete straight away.
"All of the experience racing in GP2, being able to win there, and all of the F1 testing will help me right away in road racing here, and when it comes to ovals, I have no preconceived notions that my experience will translate. It will definitely be a new frontier for me, but racing drivers will figure out whatever they need to figure out when something new is put in front of them. It just takes time, and it's actually something I can't wait to get into," Alexander Rossi said.
In an interview he gave to Racer.com's Marshall Pruett, Rossi explained that after he spent the last six years in Europe, working his way up the ladder, he feels he has little chance to breaking into F1.
The American driver took the wheel of an F1 car on a few occasions, but has yet to take the start of a Grand Prix.
The two teams he was in contact with - Caterham and Marussia- both closed their doors.
"For 2015, I'm very excited about the prospects in IndyCar, and I'm not the first person to say it's some of the best racing on the planet,” Rossi told Racer.com.
"I have been speaking with IndyCar teams for a while now, and have made multiple trips to Indianapolis to hold meetings about next season," Rossi continued.
"There have been some positive things to come from those meetings, and some things are moving forward, but there are still a lot of boxes that need to be ticked to finalize everything.
"I want to be in a competitive car, and after coming up the European ladder and being able to win races in all the championships I competed in, I feel I'm ready to do the job at home and compete straight away.
"All of the experience racing in GP2, being able to win there, and all of the F1 testing will help me right away in road racing here, and when it comes to ovals, I have no preconceived notions that my experience will translate. It will definitely be a new frontier for me, but racing drivers will figure out whatever they need to figure out when something new is put in front of them. It just takes time, and it's actually something I can't wait to get into," Alexander Rossi said.