Pagenaud: “The pit stops allowed us to get back into the match”

In Toronto, Simon Pagenaud aimed to win again after his success in 2019. But the Habs could not repeat the same performance after a disappointing qualification and an 18th place on the starting grid.

Published on 18/07/2022 à 11:48

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Simon Pagenaud: “The pit stops allowed us to get back into the match”

Thanks to his strategy in the pits, Simon Pagenaud was able to move up from 18th to 7th place in Toronto. ©Chris Jones

This is not the result that simon pagenaud hoped to get by returning to Toronto. The last time theIndycar had gone to the capital of the province of Ontario, the Frenchman had climbed to the highest step of the podium in 2019. So with 7th place at the finish, the Habs were slightly disappointed even if he succeeded to greatly limit the damage from its 18th position on the grid.

« Incredible comeback to finish 7th. Great race, great strategy from Mike Shank. We stopped first on soft tires to put on hard tires and it worked. We did an undercut and passed a lot of cars on the track », Analyzes Simon Pagenaud.

However, the weekend on Canadian soil got off to a bad start for the last winner in 2019. During qualifying, Meyer Shank Racing driver caught in red flags. Only 18th on the starting grid, the Habs had expressed their disappointment and hoped to achieve a podium.

Even if the result is not there, Simon Pagenaud still signs one of the best, most effective comebacks of the race. “ I'm so proud of the team for their great pit stops that allowed us to get back into the game. Toronto is often crazy, and I think we did our best today. 7th at the end. The next three weeks will be very intense with the Grands Prix of Iowa, Indy and Nashville. » Before the sequence of the next three races, Simon Pagenaud occupies 10th place in the championship, only one point behind Felix Rosenqvist.

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