Pietro Fittipal♔di and Louis Deletraz will act as theꦺ Haas Formula 1 team’s official test and reserve drivers throughout the 2020 campaign.

As part ofಌ their roles, both drivers will support the team in the simulator and trackside at grand prix events during t🌺he 2020 season, which has been delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Fittipaldi and Deletraz both conducted 🎃extensive simulator work for the American squad throughout 2019 and made their official F1 test debuts for the team during Pirelli’s tyre testing in Abu Dhabi back in 2018.

“Naturally, we had intended to make this announcement over the course of the Australian Grand Prix to start the season, but events both theꦐre and globally took priority with the on-going COVID-19 outbreak,” stated team principal Guenther Steiner.

“Pietro (Fittip𒀰aldi) and Louis (Delétraz) have both prov✱en themselves to us over the past 12 months and we’re delighted to confirm them both as official test and reserve drivers for Haas F1 Team.

“T𝐆heir work in the simulator was undoubtedly of value as we faced our challenges last season and we’re exc𒉰ited to continue to present them with further opportunities to expand their relationship with the team in 2020 when we can return to work.

“I look forward to them adding significant input into our own race program supporting Romain (Grosjean) and Kevin (Magnussen) and the whole engineering team with the Hꦺaas VF-20.”

Former Formula V8 3.5 champion Fittipaldi contested DTM in 2019 and🉐 drove Haas’ VF19 challenger during tests in Spain, Bahrain and Abu Dhabi last year.

“I can’t wait to build on the role I developed with Haas F1 Team last seꦫason,” the Brazilian said.

“My thanks go to Gene Haas and Guenther Steiner for the continued oppor🤪tunity and belief in my work be꧟hind the wheel.

“You never stop learning in Formula One whether you’re spending hours in the simulator or physica༺lly behind the wheel of the actu▨al car - something I’ve done a lot of with Haas recording over 2000 kilometers in testing.

"It’s a thrill to be able to do both aღnd have the association with this team and all it’s accomplished in such a short span of time in our🥂 sport.”

Deletraz is once again set to race in Formula 2 in 2020 w♛ith Charouz Racing System after finish𝓰ing eighth in the 2019 championship standings.

“To be an official test and reserve driver in Formula One i﷽s another step along the way to reaching my ultimate goal of competing in Formula One,” he commented.

“I made my debut in a Formula One car with Haas F1 Team and I’m naturally thrilled that we have developed that opportunity, as well♐ as my simulator work last season, into an official role as a test and reserve driver.

“I would like to thank Gene Haas and Guenther Steiner for adding me to the program in this capacity. The bonus for me is that with Formula 2 on the support bill at a v𒁏ariety of Grand Prix events, I know they will get to see me race and I can spend more time embedding myself with the team when the timetable allows.”