Fittipaldi, 24, replaced the injured Romain Grosjean in the final two grands prix last season following the Frenchman’s fiery crash at Bahrain. Fittipaldi, who will be entering his third season with the US-based team, said: “I’m grateful to Gene [Haas, team owner] and Gunther for the opportunity once again. I’ve been working with the engineers now for a couple of years and I really feel like it’s a big family at Haas. “It’s a great pleasure for me to be able to continue working with the team. With the two races I ran last year, it just helped me gain even more experience, and I’m sure that’s going to help me be able to contribute more to the team as a result.”.

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