Pourchaire gets first F1 practice outing for Alfa Romeo at United States GP

The French 19-year-old, who currently lies second in the FIA Formula 2 points standings, will make his first appearance in Alfa Romeo’s C42 at the Circuit of the Americas after driving a 2019-spec Alfa in a private test at the Hungaroring last August.

He will stand in for Valtteri Bottas at COTA, Zhou Guanyu’s debut in Bahrain counting towards the team’s allocation of providing two rookie sessions.

Alfa Romeo also announced Pourchaire will be promoted to reserve…