r/INDYCAR • u/TheChrisD #JANDALWATCH2021 • 4d ago

Off Topic PREMA announces Wheldon for 2025 F4 Programme

https://premaracing.com/en/news/19436-prema-announces-wheldon-for-2025-f4-programme
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u/chavz25 James Hinchcliffe 4d ago

If we are talking purely driver development which is seat time, competition and opportunity. This is great for Wheldon.

More races than USF2000 would offer, against tougher competition.

Wish him all the luck and success there

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u/Deckatoe Colton Herta 4d ago

laaaaame for selfish reasons. hope he kicks some ass over there

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u/daoster408 4d ago

Andretti still supporting him too, so interesting to see!

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u/XSC Sébastien Bourdais 4d ago

I wonder if the whole Andretti reshift changed his future plans. I hope nothing but the best.

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u/movebacktoyourstate 4d ago

Well, Andretti now has an F1 team. May as well go train against F1 talent if that's going to be an opportunity.

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u/Expertlyunprepared Jacob Abel 4d ago

The year is 2030, F1 veteran Colton Herta takes rookie and fellow American Sebastian wheldon under his wing as they look to secure Cadillac’s first world constructors championship

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u/basco15 AMR Safety Team 4d ago

Inject that hopium straight in my veins!

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u/TheChrisD #JANDALWATCH2021 4d ago

So that means no progressing to USF2000 then? 😟

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u/Hitokiri2 Graham Rahal 4d ago

Hope him the best and I know he'll do well.

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u/joe_lmr Takuma Sato 3d ago

he'll be coming to NXT once he tops out in F2-F3

(not a knock on his talent but a knock on the glass ceiling of the Formula ladder)

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u/Hitokiri2 Graham Rahal 3d ago

I don't know. What Wheldon has that many other drivers do not have is solid backing and a lot of it. Driving in junior formulas its all about be connected with the right people and having enough money to do what you need such as replacing parts or refreshing them. I think Wheldon is talented but with the backing he has it helps his efforts 10 fold if not more.

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u/chengg Felix Rosenqvist 3d ago

100%. With the support of Andretti and Towriss he’ll have the chance to go as far as his talent will take him.

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u/Alpha_Jazz Christian Lundgaard 3d ago

glass ceiling of the Formula ladder

I’m confused what you even mean by this. Yeah some drivers just don’t have the talent to get to F1, no shit?

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u/puteshestviye Dario Franchitti 4d ago

Quick off the mark...

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u/WindyZ5 David Malukas 3d ago

I hope he has a great team around him & does really well there.

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u/deckerjeffreyr --- CURRENT TEAMS --- 2d ago

Fuck yeah dude. Congrats Seb!