IndyCar – Power: “Simon did a damn good job…”

If mathematically nothing is acquired for the title IndyCar 2016, the championship is moving more and more towards a duel between the two residents of Team Penske simon pagenaud, current leader of the championship and his Australian teammate Will Power, crowned in 2014, and who remained on three victories and a second place.

In the fight for victory during the Mid-Ohio event last weekend, the mano-à-mano turned to the advantage of the French driver, author of a better restart on the 66th lap in order to take the lead. advantage over Power and heading towards his fourth victory of the year.

“Finishing second sucks... whispered Power after the finish. But Simon did a damn good job and it resulted in a great duel. I slept during this restart and I regret it. I should have been better. But the battle was interesting and clean. If an opportunity presents itself to you, you have to know how to seize it and that's what he did. It was me who put myself in this bad situation, it was up to me to better negotiate my restart…”

Despite a gap between the two teammates peaking today at 58 points, Will Power still remains optimistic about his title chances. “ There are still four meetings left and he is constant. It's starting to get hard, but everything is still possible. »

Find the full report of the Mid-Ohio IndyCar event, in AUTO issue 2074hebdo, available now in digital version, and on newsstands.