In the opening round of the season at St. Petersburg, the Rahal Letterman Lanigan driver slid into the wreck of Rinus VeeKay’s Racing car on Lap 42 of 100, at the Turn 4 tire wall. The RLL machine then had to absorb a second impact as Kyle Kirkwood’s Andretti Autosport entry struck it on the rear and launched itself.
IndyCar’s medical experts would not clear the Briton to return to the #30 Honda-powered RLL car in time for Monday’s test at Barber Motorsports Park. Instead he relinquished driving duties to former Formula 2 driver Juri Vips, who tested alongside Christian Lundgaard and Graham Rahal. The Estonian had impressed the team in a test at Sebring last year.
This afternoon, the team confirmed that the evaluation had been a positive one, and Harvey can return to action for IndyCar’s second round, the PPG 375 at Texas Motor Speedway.