IndyCar – Pagenaud: Rahal was very strong

simon pagenaud signed his second consecutive victory in IndyCar by winning the Alabama Grand Prix at Barber Motorsports Park. The Team Penske resident remained at the front after starting from pole and had a hard time facing Graham Rahal.

The RLL Racing driver who benefited from more “push-to-pass” hit the rear of the car of the Frenchman while trying to overtake him. Although the stewards considered this accident to be a racing incident, the Penske driver nevertheless managed to regain the advantage by taking advantage of a damaged front wing disrupting Graham Rahal's aerodynamics.

“Graham really gave me a job, he rode really well. I take my hat off to him.", explained Simon Pagenaud who gave Team Penske a 180th victory. “He really kept me under pressure… After that I went off the track. But I had such a good car that I was able to get back on him and then it was about being aggressive. »

Graham Rahal nevertheless believes that he should have won despite his contact with the winner. “I thought I had the best long relay. I feel like this victory should have been ours. We had the car to beat”, said the American.

Discover the report of the Alabama Grand Prix in issue 2060 of AUTOhebdo, available from Monday evening in digital version on all platforms, and from Wednesday on newsstands.