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"It&amp;#039;s far too early to predict whether Indiana&amp;#039;s Conor Daly or California&amp;#039;s Alexander Rossi will overcome the staggering odds they face in their quest to become Formula One drivers. But their collective determination and talent has certainly shown American F1 fans and open-wheel drivers that it&amp;#039;s still a dream worth pursuing.  Rossi, with his ties to the Caterham F1 team, was recently promoted to its GP2 operation after the first round of the championship was held, finishing third on his debut at Bahrain. And Daly, who spent the 2012 season racing in the GP3 series, recently inked a deal to contest his second season in the category with the top ART Grand Prix team.  Of the two drivers, Daly will have the busier season. He started the year with a one-off at the GP2 opener, placing 7th in the sprint race at Malaysia, tested for the A.J. Foyt Racing IndyCar team before being announced as the driver of its second entry at the Indy 500, and is focusing on aiding the Force India F1 team with aerodynamic testing this week.   &amp;quot;I just spent the day on the simulator and making a new seat at the [Force India] factory,&amp;quot; Daly told RoadandTrack.com. &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m doing my third test for them\u2014straight-line testing\u2014which is awesome and I hope to do some track testing for them if the opportunity arises. I worked with them a lot last year and it&amp;#039;s an important next step for any young driver. I hope I can cultivate this relationship for the future.&amp;quot;  The young Americans have known each other for quite a while, and despite aiming for the same prize, Daly has nothing but positives to share about his countryman.  &amp;quot;I think we both have the chance to have great years,&amp;quot; he said. &amp;quot;Rossi&amp;#039;s fast and with a great team and so am I. We have the potential to have two Americans making an impact on both steps of the ladder to F1.&amp;quot;  Next up for Daly is the GP3 season opener in Spain\u2014one that will cause him to miss the first two days of practice for the 97th running of the Indy 500.   &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s very cool to think about making my Indy 500 debut with A.J. Foyt, and I&amp;#039;ll head right to the track after the GP3 race,&amp;quot; he said. &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;ve gotten to drive a lot of cars in the past two months\u2014GP2, GP3, F1, and IndyCar\u2014and I&amp;#039;m really thankful that I get to drive for a legend like A.J. I get to make my Indy 500 debut at the track I literally grew up at since I was a baby.  &amp;quot;There&amp;#039;s a lot of things going in the right direction for me, and the season has barely begun. I definitely think for me and Rossi, there&amp;#039;s a lot for American fans to root for and follow with what we&amp;#039;re doing abroad and at home.&amp;quot; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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