IndyCar – Simon Pagenaud: “I feel very confident”

Third of theIndyCar Series last year, simon pagenaud approaches the 2014 season with great ambitions. Le Poitevin, loyal to Schmidt Peterson Motorsports and Honda, could see himself doing better this year, after having climbed to the highest step of the podium twice in 2013. Forced to retire during the opening round of the he previous year, in St Petersburg, the Frenchman hopes to have better luck this Sunday, on the Florida track.

“We have worked hard during the off-season with the Schmidt Peterson Motorsports team and Honda to be fully prepared for the 2014 season, He says. We are ready to start the season next weekend in St. Petersburg. The season promises to be exciting with new drivers in the beginner series (Mikhail Aleshin, Carlos Munoz. Editor’s note) like experienced pilots (Juan-Pablo Montoya. Editor’s note). This promises a great show. We worked with the team on several areas during the off-season. On the engine side, Honda has focused on offering us the greatest ease of use of its product. Honda engineers also worked to get more overall power. With the introduction of the twin-turbo engine this year, there is more power available. It is therefore important to work simultaneously on the chassis and the engine in order to extract the best performance from the whole. Personally, I worked on my mind and I feel very confident. My goal is to give the best of myself. It's time to free myself! This is our third season with the same team on the car No. 77. This is a first in my career. Whether it was the team working in the pitlane or the engineers, everyone in the team gave their all. Continuity is the key and it could prove decisive in the race. » This weekend in St. Petersburg?