Kubica poised to try Jota’s Porsche 963 in Bahrain WEC rookie test

Each Kubica and Jota have confirmed {that a} take a look at outing aboard the British group’s Porsche is a risk as they shut in on a deal for the 2024 WEC.

The Polish driver would solely reply “perhaps” when requested if he would driving Jota’s 963 through the official WEC take a look at the day after Saturday’s sequence finale on the Bahrain Worldwide Circuit.

Jota group principal Sam Hignett replied “it has but to be determined” when requested if Kubica could be getting behind the wheel of the automobile raced by Antonio Felix da Costa, Will Stevens and Yifei Ye within the WEC this season.

However he did reveal {that a} negotiations for Kubica to affix Jota’s expanded two-car squad within the Hypercar class of the WEC subsequent 12 months are “undoubtedly transferring in the direction of a conclusion”.

Kubica is one in every of a trio of ex-F1 stars in talks with the group on its enlargement to 2 automobiles subsequent 12 months.

The group has confirmed that F1 world champions Sebastian Vettel and Jenson Button are within the body for drives subsequent 12 months.

It seems that Jota is attempting to place collectively some form of ‘superteam’ in one in every of its pair of 963s sponsored by automobile rent big Hertz, though Hignett insisted that any star signings could not essentially race collectively in a single automobile.

System E race winner Norman Nato will take a look at the Jota Porsche at Bahrain, Hignett confirmed.

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The Frenchman, who has prime class expertise within the WEC with the Revolt LMP1 group, has already had a seat becoming within the 963.

It seems the Andretti-Porsche driver is being seen as a substitute for Jota stalwart da Costa, who might be unavailable to the group for subsequent 12 months as a result of Porsche needs him to focus on its FE marketing campaign.

Pietro Fittipaldi, who’s racing for Jota in LMP2 this 12 months within the WEC, won’t now be given a try-out within the Porsche.

The Brazilian was listed in opposition to the automobile within the newest entry record printed for the take a look at, however is now not a candidate for a drive subsequent 12 months after signing an IndyCar take care of Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing.