De Silvestro Signs With KVRT

KV Racing Technology announced Tuesday morning the signing of Simona De Silvestro to pilot one of the team's IZOD IndyCar Series entry in 2013, alongside teammate Tony Kanaan.

“I’m really excited to be joining KV Racing Technology,” De Silvestro said, “I think it’s going to be great having Tony as a teammate. It’s never easy to make a change like this, but I’m confident that it’s the right move for me going forward. I do want to thank Keith and HVM Racing for helping me gain a ton of experience these last three years. Even though we struggled last year with our engine, I learned a lot. Now it’s time to move on and look forward to next season. I’m proud of the fact that I’m the spokesperson for the Nuclear Clean Air Energy campaign and very happy that Entergy, AREVA, and all my sponsors will continue to support my racing efforts”.

De Silvestro will bring along Nuclear Clean Air Energy sponsorship with the move from HVM Racing and will continue running the No. 78.

"I am very happy to welcome Simona to KV Racing Technology," says team co-owner Kevin Kalkhoven. "I have been watching her race for many years and she shows tremendous talent.  I think we will really see this on the road/street courses and having Tony as a teammate will provide her a wealth of information, so I am excited for what the 2013 season will hold."

Imran Safiulla, a supporter of De Silvestro since her pre-Atlantics days, will also make the move from HVM to KVRT as a team principal.

Kanaan will work as De Silvestro's first teammate since making the move to IndyCar in 2010.

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