F1老将角田裕毅或于2027年转战IndyCar加盟Meyer Shank车队
据Motorsport.com报道，F1老将角田裕毅正在与Meyer Shank 比赛（MSR）本田车队洽谈，争取2027年IndyCar系列赛#66赛车席位。
F1老将角田裕毅正在与迈耶·尚克车队洽谈2027赛季印地赛车（IndyCar）的席位。
在完成111场一级方程式大奖赛正赛出场并目前担任红牛车队预备车手之后，Motorsport.赛车运动网了解到，这位日本车手正在与迈耶·尚克车队（Meyer Shank 比赛）就2027年进行谈判。
一级方程式老将角田裕毅可能正准备进行一次重大的职业转变，于2027赛季横渡大西洋，转战印地赛车系列赛（IndyCar）。
据Motorsport.com了解，角田裕毅正在争取Meyer Shank 比赛（MSR）车队的66号本田赛车席位，这标志着他可能开启自己在北美开轮式赛车生涯的第二篇章。马库斯·阿姆斯特朗目前占据着这个席位，但当卫冕印第安纳波利斯500冠军费利克斯·罗森奎斯特在赛季结束后离队时，他将转到了60号姊妹车。
自2021年首次登陆顶级赛事以来，角田裕毅已经积累了111场大奖赛的正赛出场纪录——其中最亮眼的是2021年阿布扎比大奖赛上职业生涯最佳的第四名成绩。本赛季，他一直担任红牛车队的测试车手兼预备车手。由于一级方程式的正式车手席位竞争依然激烈，转战美国赛车界对他而言将是一条由同胞佐藤琢磨成功开创的道路——后者从F1车手成长为两届印第安纳波利斯500冠军。
这位26岁的日本车手对印地赛车并不算完全陌生。2024年末，在拉斯维加斯大奖赛之前，他曾在本田的一场宣传活动中驾驶过一次印地赛车。当时他坐进了奇普·加纳西车队准备的93号本田动力赛车，并接受了六届印地系列赛冠军斯科特·迪克森的亲自指导。在拉斯维加斯赛车场外围一条约1.3英里的赛道上，他完成了两段总计约30分钟的行驶。
当时，在随后的一场媒体座谈会上，角田承认在美国生活并参赛确实很有吸引力，但他并没有淡化美国椭圆赛道比赛以及传奇的印第安纳波利斯赛车场的令人畏惧之处。
“如果有机会，而且我觉得时机合适，我当然很乐意去，”角田说。“我喜欢美国本身，所以我不介意住在这里。但我觉得现在还不是时候，因为我无法想象在印第安纳波利斯赛车场上比赛——要跑两个多小时的比赛，而且每圈时速都超过200英里。对我来说太吓人了。我无法想象自己连续开两个多小时、一直待在那辆赛车里是什么感觉。我不知道。就目前而言，我还没有真正瞄准或者考虑印地系列赛，不过，将来为什么不呢？”
那个假设中的未来如今可能正在变得具体，因为谈判正在推进，目标是在2027年首次亮相。
当被要求置评时，MSR车队的共同所有人迈克·尚克对Motorsport.赛车运动网站表示：“我们还没有决定任何事情。我们正在与所有与印地车赛事相当或相关的各类赛车运动中的各方进行接触。我们仍在考察正在出现的人选，并审视各种各样的选择。”
英文原文
F1 veteran Yuki Tsunoda in talks for 2027 IndyCar seat with Meyer Shank
After 111 F1 starts and current stint as Red Bull reserve, Motorsport.com understands the Japanese driver is in talks with Meyer Shank Racing for 2027
Formula 1 veteran Yuki Tsunoda could be preparing for a major career pivot and cross the Atlantic for a 2027 IndyCar Series campaign.
Motorsport.com understands Tsunoda is vying for the #66 Meyer Shank Racing (MSR) Honda entry, marking a potential second act in North American open-wheel racing. Marcus Armstrong currently occupies the seat, but is moving to the #60 sister car when defending Indianapolis 500 winner Felix Rosenqvist departs at season’s end.
After accumulating 111 Grand Prix starts since his top-tier debut in 2021 – highlighted by a career-best fourth-place finish at the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – Tsunoda spent this season serving as a test and reserve driver for Red Bull Racing. With Formula 1 race seats remaining tightly contested, a transition to American racing would follow a trail successfully blazed by fellow countryman Takuma Sato, who evolved from F1 driver to a two-time Indianapolis 500 champion.
The 26-year-old Japanese native is somewhat familiar with Indy car machinery, having driven one during a Honda promotional event in late 2024 ahead of the Las Vegas Grand Prix. Stepping into a Honda-powered #93 entry prepared by Chip Ganassi Racing, Tsunoda received hands-on coaching from six-time IndyCar champion Scott Dixon. He logged two runs totaling roughly 30 minutes at an estimated 1.3-mile circuit outside of Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
At the time, Tsunoda acknowledged the allure of living and racing in the United States during a subsequent media roundtable, he did not downplay the intimidating nature of American oval racing and the legendary Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
"If I have an opportunity and I feel it’s the right time, for sure I would love to," Tsunoda said. "I like the US itself, so I don’t mind living here as well. But I feel like it's not the time because I can’t imagine driving at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, more than a two-hour race and we do more than 200 mph or whatever every lap. For me, it’s scary. I can’t imagine myself driving more than two hours and being in that car. I don’t know. For now, I am not really aiming or thinking about IndyCar, but yeah, why not in the future?"
That hypothetical future may now be taking concrete shape as negotiations progress toward a potential 2027 debut.
When reached for comment, MSR co-owner Mike Shank told Motorsport.com, “We have not decided anything yet. We are talking to everybody in every form of motorsports that are comparable or pertinent to IndyCar. We’re still vetting folks that are coming along, and looking at all kinds of options.”
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