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- Lamborghini Squadra Corse announced Thursday morning that former Formula 1 racer Daniil Kyvat has joined the Lamborghini factory squad and will be a part of their LMDh program in 2024. For now, Kvyat will have a testing role as the manufacturer ramps up their new program.

In 2024, Kvyat will race the currently unnamed Lamborghini LMDh entry in both the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in the GTP class and in the FIA World Endurance Championship's Hypercar class. For now, the GTP program is designed to be a Michelin Endurance Cup-only schedule.

Racing-wise, Kyvat is already signed to race full-time in the WEC's LMP2 class for PREMA Racing alongside Mirko Bortolotti and Doriane Pin. Those plans will not change.

Also notable, the press release indicates that Kyvat will be racing under an Italian racing license. Kyvat is from Russia and has raced under a Russian license for most of his career. However, last year's invasion of Ukraine by Russia led the FIA to ban the Russian and Belarussian flags from competition. Anyone from those countries had to sign a pledge and agree to race under the neutral FIA flag. 

Frontstretch Line of the Week

From Sam Hunt Talks Road to NASCAR Ownership, Full-Time 2023 Effort & Virginia Roots

"I think for us, how we view it with Tyler is it’s a great opportunity for him to evaluate our cars, our program. He’s a guy that’s racing at the highest level and really enjoys the change of pace and racing with us. I think for him, it’s something fun he can do just as a pure racer. And again, we’ve had friendship over the years, so it’s always fun to put it all together." - Sam Hunt, on what Tyler Reddick brought to his organization.