IndyCar – Drivers in action at Road America

At the beginning of August, officials IndyCar TV Shows announced the return of the Road America route on the 2016 calendar. The 6,515 km long track hosted North American championship races between 1982 and 2007 (with a victory for Sébastien Bourdais during the last visit) and will be one of the events most anticipated by drivers next year.

Ten of them, including simon pagenaud (Team Penske? Chevrolet) or even defending champion Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing? Chevrolet) were able to carry out a test session yesterday in Wisconsin. “Coming back here was great, comments Tony Kanaan, driver of Chip Ganassi Racing. It’s a fast track and so long. I loved. The first laps this morning were really excellent. »

For his first with an IndyCar car on this circuit, the Japanese Takuma Sato, who defends the colors of the AJ Foyt Racing team? Honda admits that Road America will be a completely separate event on the calendar. « There's nothing like it. In terms of downforce, this might be among the lowest downforce we use, but the layout is completely different. It is a narrow and bumpy track. There are lots of high speed turns and some 90° turns. »

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