Video: Hirakawa crashed a Haas during testing at Zandvoort
This Friday Rio Hirakawa will return behind the wheel of the Haas in the first practice session of the Mexican Grand Prix. The Japanese driver will replace Oliver Bearman for one hour, and it will be his fourth appearance in a practice session this season after the rounds in Japan, Bahrain and Spain.
As part of preparations for the upcoming sessions, Rio worked with the team on Tuesday in private testing at Zandvoort under the TPC program (Testing of a Previous Car). However, not everything went smoothly, and on the classic Dutch circuit Hirakawa lost control of the VF-23 and crashed the car.
The driver was not injured and is expected to travel to Mexico to take part in the practice as planned.
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Video: Hirakawa crashed a Haas during testing at Zandvoort
This Friday Rio Hirakawa will return behind the wheel of the Haas in the first practice session of the Mexican Grand Prix. As part of his preparation for the upcoming sessions, Rio worked with the team on private tests at Zandvoort on Tuesday.