Ryan Hunter-Reay turned the fastest lap in open practice Monday at Sebring International Raceway. Photo by Michael Levitt
Andretti Autosport’s Ryan Hunter-Reay led Monday’s opening day of the IZOD IndyCar Series’ Open Test at Sebring International Raceway.
Hunter-Reay, driving the Chevrolet-powered No. 28 DHL/Sun Drop Citrus Soda car for Andretti Autosport, recorded the quickest time during the seven hours of track time with a lap of 52.5826 seconds.
“We’re happy to be on track with all the IndyCars painted and starting our season,” said Hunter-Reay. “Everybody is making a lot of adjustments to their cars, and the car is a lot of fun. The car is a lot different with the carbon brakes, it being lighter and the power output with the Chevy twin turbo.
“The funny thing is if you didn’t have any lap times you’d think you were two or three seconds a lap quicker just because of the power delivery of the turbo. When it gets going, it really sets you back in your seat. I think the lap times at St. Pete will be quicker, and this car will certainly go faster and faster as we develop it.”
Helio Castroneves in the No. 3 Team Penske car was second (52.7092) on the speed charts.
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“Even though we don’t race (at Sebring), it’s good for Team Penske to have an understanding of what the car is going to do, what changes we need to make, plus it does not count against your test days or test program,” said Castroneves. “Somehow the set up that we’ve developed here is one that works on most of the street courses. I think because this track has a variety of bumps, concrete, concrete with asphalt, so the only thing they don’t have is the pit walls in the corner that are in the street course. I remember in the past that this course has always given an indication of a street course and that’s what we’re going to go with.”
Simon Pagenaud in the Schmidt/Hamilton Motorsports car (52.7311) turned in the third fastest time.
“It was a good day,” Pagenaud said. “We made quite a few changes getting ready for St. Petersburg with its low-grip conditions, which we had here today as well. We made some big steps forward. I’m very happy tonight. The Honda engine is really good. I’m improving every time I go out. The Schmidt-Hamilton Motorsports team is doing a great job and that’s making me feel more and more confident. There are a lot of familiar faces in this team for me, so it already feels like home.”
A total of 674 laps were collected without incident among the 10 drivers who recorded laps during the session.
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