Wickens will race in the TCR class of the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge this season in a Hyundai Elantra N run by Bryan Herta Autosport, teaming up with fellow Canadian Mark Wilkins.
He will use a specially-modified steering wheel fitted with hand-controlled brake and throttle systems, which Wilkins will be able to switch on or off during their driver change.
Wickens will make his racing return at Daytona at the end of the month, in the Rolex 24 Hours support race, and is aiming high from the start of the season.
“Aim big, right? Let’s go for the win,” he said. “It’s not every day you can jump in with a team that’s won multiple championships with a champion teammate. I couldn’t be in a better place.
“I think the goal is simple, go and try to win the thing. I felt I was forced to leave in 2018 at almost the peak of my career. I felt great, never felt fitter, never felt stronger. I was driving the best I’d ever driven. And I wanna hit the ground running where I…
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