---
title: "Drive Wire: American Rossi Gets F1 Nod"
description: "Cars, Culture, and the People Who Make Both. Your Destination for All Things Automotive."
date: "2015-09-18"
modified: "2015-09-18"
authors:
  - name: "The Drive Staff"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/the-drive-staff"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/article/245/drive-wire-american-rossi-gets-f1-nod"
categories:
  - "News"
---

# Drive Wire: American Rossi Gets F1 Nod

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Transcript:

Patriotic news we can be proud of from the world of racing. Alexander Rossi will become the first American Formula 1 driver since 2007 when he takes the grid for the Manor Marussia F1 team in the Singapore Grand Prix this Sunday. This fulfills a lifetime ambition for Rossi, a former GP2 champion, Le Mans series driver and tester for Caterham. You can catch Rossi in the Japan, Mexico, Brazil and U.S. Grand Prix.

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