Hanley, a 33-year-old veteran of sports car and open-wheel racing, was announced this week as driver for the DragonSpeed team this is joining the IndyCar Series for five races in 2019, including the 103rd Indianapolis 500.
Ben Hanley: “We’ve got no experience in Indy cars from an engineering or driving point of view, so it’s going to be an uphill task.”
Hanley, who has experience in GP2, Renault Formula 3.5, the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the Rolex 24, recently completed a three-day Formula 3 tire test in Bahrain.
