Alex Peroni moving from Formula 3 to Indy Lights

Fourteen years after Ambrose graduated from the V8 Supercars to embark on a career in NASCAR, Peroni is making a similar leap from Formula 3 to Indy Lights.

Anglo-American team Carlin is rejoining the series it won in 2016 with Peroni steering the way on his debut in US racing.

"I'm seriously pumped to be joining the 2021 Indy Lights field and to be doing it with a team such as Carlin who I know have been successful in the series before and of course I know well from Europe", said the 21-year-old.

"No doubt there will be a lot to learn in terms of both the car and the different circuits, but I am absolutely ready for the challenge and know I will have a great team behind me to bring me up to speed."

Hobart-based Peroni heads to the US having raised his international profile racing in the FIA Formula 3 Championship over the last two seasons.

He missed the final round of 2019 following a horrific crash at Monza but came back strong in 2020 to claim three podium finishes and two fastest laps to take 10th in the standings in the 30-car field.

Carlin returns to Indy Lights with a two-car team following two years out of the series. The team will also serve as the top rung of Jay Howard's Driver Development, be based out of Carlin's US base in Delray Beach, Florida, and run alongside the team's Indy Car operation.

Speaking about the team's newest signing, Trevor Carlin said: "We're really excited to be back in Indy Lights having been so successful in the series in the past. It's a fantastic series to prepare drivers for the NTT Indycar Series and it was always our aim to return to the junior formula once we had become more settled in Indy Car.

"We're very proud that Alex and his sponsors have chosen Carlin as the team to take his first steps into US racing. We know having raced against him in the immensely competitive FIA Formula 3 Championship what he is capable of and I can't wait to see his potential evolve in the Indy Lights field."