Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (RLL) has introduced the signing of Louis Foster as a part of a multi-year deal starting with the 2025 season within the IndyCar Sequence.
The 21-year-old Briton is recent off capturing the 2024 Indy NXT championship with Andretti World, profitable eight of 14 races whereas additionally snatching a complete of seven poles, 12 podiums and main 362 of 640 whole laps.
Particulars of his entry quantity and sponsorship are deliberate to be introduced at a later date.
Foster was crammed with gratitude in becoming a member of the workforce owned by the mix of Bobby Rahal, David Letterman and Mike Lanigan.
“I’m actually trying ahead to working with the workforce,” Foster stated.
“Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing have Indy 500 victories, clearly Bobby has gained an Indy 500 and there’s a nice wealth of information with the workforce. I wish to thank Bobby, David and Mike for his or her religion in my talents and I wish to thank all my sponsors who’ve helped me obtain my dream of driving in IndyCar, specifically Copart.
“I can’t wait to start out my IndyCar profession with the workforce and hopefully we will have a protracted and profitable profession collectively. I’m hoping that coming off the expertise gained from profitable the Indy NXT championship, that can depart me in a very good stance to get the ball rolling. That is the place the arduous work begins. We’ll begin the preparations and ensure we get hit the bottom operating in St. Pete.”
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Foster’s first style of IndyCar equipment got here in September of 2023 with Andretti World and Street America. In an effort to additional his preparation, RLL is at present working to solidify a check program for the 2025 season which will embody a check later this 12 months.
“We’re very happy that we have now been capable of come to an settlement with Louis to have him drive for the workforce for the following a number of years,” Rahal stated.
“He clearly dominated Indy NXT in 2024 and we really feel he has a giant future forward of him and are joyful to help the ladder system IndyCar has created. We take a look at this as a long-term relationship that can transcend the prevailing phrases and are very excited to get began on preparations for the 2025 season and his sequence debut.”
Lanigan had particularly excessive reward for Foster, evaluating him to the late Justin Wilson.
“We’re very excited to have Louis Foster drive for us over the following few years,” Lanigan stated. “I sit up for watching him develop right into a future IndyCar star. He jogs my memory of one other driver — the late, nice Justin Wilson.”
