Ex-Formula 1 driver Chilton switched to the U.S. open-wheel scene in 2015 with the Carlin team, he and the squad entering the Indy Lights series together. Despite missing three races, Chilton finished fifth in the championship, partly thanks to victory at Iowa Speedway. He also took three pole positions.
The following year, Chilton graduated to IndyCar with the Chip Ganassi Racing team, and in 2017 led 50 laps of the Indianapolis 500, eventually finishing fourth.
When Carlin moved up to IndyCar in 2018, inevitably Chilton, whose father Grahame has been part-owner of the squad since 2009, switched across. Inevitably that first year for Carlin was tough for all concerned, but it was the following year’s DNQ at Indy that prompted Chilton to quit all ovals bar the 500.
This became a self-imposed policy for 2020 and ’21, Chilton admitting at the time that he didn’t like the restricted practice time on most ovals. He said he preferred the methodology of Indy, where he and his…
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