IndyCar – Simon Pagenaud gets back into the Top 5

The passage of theIndyCar in Canada had marked a halt in the season of simon pagenaud, victim of the enthusiasm of his opponents while he could collect precious points. At Mid-Ohio, the Frenchman had to pull himself together, but before that, he had to improve the behavior of his car. " I get particular satisfaction from this weekend. We had a test session here last week, explains Pagenaud. However, after Edmonton, we felt we had to take a risk and accept a change in philosophy on the settings of our car »

The Schmidt team-Hamilton Motorsports therefore worked on the settings of the Poitevin single-seater, and the choices made immediately bore fruit. “ From the first session on Friday at Mid-Ohio we found what I needed to improve our performance in qualifying, He adds. By achieving the 3rd fastest time, we could now aim for victory on a regular basis. It was a grueling race, attacking, while saving enough fuel to complete the race with two stops. After a great battle with Franchitti and Sébastien Bourdais, we recovered our 3rd place to finish on the heels of Power and Dixon. Mid-Ohio marks our third podium of the season. In other words, our objectives are well met. »

Pagenaud's objective therefore still remains fifth place in the championship and thanks to this performance, he is only 5 points behind James Hinchcliffe with three races remaining in the season.