IndyCar tests in all directions

Next Wednesday, April 4,IndyCar is organizing an aero test session at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to validate the aerodynamic kit which will be used at the 500 Miles on May 27, but also at Fontana on September 15, scene of the 16th and final round of the year . “ This was to be a test reserved for manufacturers (Chevrolet, Honda and Lotus), but we have extended it to allow teams to bring a car, confides Will Phillips, vice president of technology in IndyCar. Dallara worked hard to ensure each team had the parts needed to try out the new package. » The latter includes widened rear wheel arches, different from those used on road circuits and on the ovals of Texas, Iowa and Milwaukee, as well as a plate to promote air flow.

During this session, rookies are not admitted. In fact, in order to familiarize yourself with the specificities of an oval test, simon pagenaud (Schmidt/Hamilton Motorsports) and Josef Newgarden (Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing) will be hard at work at Texas Motor Speedway on April 4 and 5. An Open Test will then be held, still on this oval, on May 7. Three days before the Indy 500 Rookie Orientation Program, which will take place in Indiana on May 10, where Jean Alesi will be present if his participation in the event is confirmed. An announcement must be made to this effect at the end of the week in Barber. Before that, Ed Carpenter Racing will have raced at Fontana on April 9, while Andretti Autosport (Marco Andretti, James Hinchcliffe, Ryan Hunter-Reay), KV Racing Technology (Rubens Barrichello, Tony Kanaan, EJ Viso) and Team Penske (Ryan Briscoe , Helio Castroneves, Will Power) will have invested in the Infineon Raceway on this date.

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