Matheus Leist will graduate to IndyCar in 2018 with AJ Foyt Racing, joining compatriot Tony Kanaan at the operation, marking an all-new line-up for the squad. Foyt fielded Carlos Muñoz and Conor Daly in 2017 but will head into the new campaign with a revised pairing, having recruited veteran Kanaan and rookie Leist. Leist, 20, won the BRDC British F3 championship in 2016 and this year placed fourth in Indy Lights, taking three victories, including at the Freedom 100. “This is a special moment in my career and I’m so grateful for the things that are happening,” said Leist, who will drive the No. 4 car. “Sometimes it is hard for me to believe that I’ll be...
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