Simon Pagenaud: “We improve more in defeat than in victory”

The Poitevin takes an honest assessment of his first campaign with Meyer Shank Racing in IndyCar. After adapting to a new approach to work, the 2016 champion keeps his motivation as a compass to progress in 2023 and reveals how his sport has become more aggressive in recent months.

Published on 26/09/2022 à 16:00

Medhi Casaurang

0 View comments)

Simon Pagenaud: “We improve more in defeat than in victory”

Simon Pagenaud - Meyer Shank Racing Driver in IndyCar © Indycar Media

Your sAison Indycar ended with a 17th place at Laguna Seca and you dropped to 15th in the championship. This is not how you wanted to end your first year on a rosy note!

After seven races in June, I was eighth overall. Up to that point it was a very good result, although there was still a lot of room for improvement. Then, from the summer, we started to have mechanical and electronic problems. We also made two important strategic errors. Unfortunately, I had a few problems in qualifying with the red flag rule and the clock not stopping. It was very difficult to swallow when you know you have a car that can fight for the top positions. We got fooled a few times at this little game.

Simo

Medhi Casaurang

Passionate about the history of motorsport across all disciplines, I learned to read thanks to AUTOhebdo. At least that's what my parents tell everyone when they see my name inside!

This article is for subscribers only.

You have 90% left to discover.



Already subscribed?
Log in


  • Unlimited premium items
  • The digital magazine from 20 p.m. every Monday
  • All issues of AUTOhebdo available since 2012
COUV-2433

0 View comments)

Read also

Comments

*The space reserved for logged in users. Please connect to be able to respond or post a comment!

0 Comment (s)

To write a comment