Banned Haas driver Ferrucci back behind the wheel in IndyCar

Banned Haas driver Santino Ferrucci will be back in single-seater racing in IndyCar. The American was handed a four-race ban in Formula 2 for deliberately hitting his teammate and driving with a mobile phone on his way to the grid in Silverstone.

Ferrucci is set to compete in the final two rounds of IndyCar with Dale Coyne Racing, lining up alongside Sebastien Bourdais and Pietro Fittipaldi.

“I am extremely grateful to Dale (Coyne) and everyone at Dale Coyne Racing for giving me this opportunity to get back behind the wheel of an Indy car in Portland and Sonoma,” said Ferrucci in a press release.

“I’m also excited to be bringing my long-time sponsor Cly-Del on board and introducing them to the world of IndyCar racing. I truly enjoyed my time with Dale Coyne Racing in Detroit earlier this season and I couldn’t be more excited to be back with them for a couple more races as I look to the future and enter the next chapter of my career.”

His new team noted his "professionalism" and "maturity" were two aspects that made the prospect of working with him in the future an exciting one.

“We were very impressed with Santino at Detroit this year, and not just by his performance behind the wheel, but also by his professionalism and maturity outside of the race car,” said Coyne.

“We’ve had lengthy discussions with Santino in the past few months and we’re excited to have him back for the final two rounds of the season.

“We look forward to seeing what he will do with this opportunity as he gets back behind the wheel of an IndyCar. We’re also happy to welcome Cly-Del to our ever-growing family of sponsors.”