This is something that Vowles has denied, and the Briton has suggested that the team are currently thinking more long-term when it comes to their driver pairing in light of impending regulation changes in 2026.
“There was a rumour going around he’ll be in the car for Imola – he won’t be in the car for Imola,” Vowles said during the Miami Grand Prix weekend of 17-year-old Antonelli.
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“What we’re doing at the moment is evaluating drivers for ’26 and ’25, and what we really want is the right driver pairing for those two years, because when you go through a regulation change, you really don’t want to be changing drivers in ’26, so you’re looking for the right pairing for that period of time.
“There’s no doubt he’s got huge skill to him, but he was in a Formula 4 car 20 months ago. That’s where he is, it’s a very different proposition to most. We’ve been talking to four or five drivers at the moment for that period of time, and I’m quite happy to sit back a little bit and wait.”
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