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IndyCar
IN THE COCKPIT: Helio Castroneves, Ready For St. Pete
We are really excited because there is so much good news for the IZOD IndyCar Series—a new engine, new car and a lot to be done.
After leading the Team Penske organization at Spring Training, Helio Castroneves is raring to get the season under way next week at St. Petersburg. (Photo: Marshall Pruett)
Spring training is the time of the year when you are preparing for the season so all the hype, taking pictures, getting new uniforms, seeing fresh paint on the cars — it’s like a big practice before the race weekend. We are really excited because there is so much good news for the IZOD IndyCar Series — a new engine, new car and a lot to be done.
I think Team Penske seems to be working really well together. Our three cars finished with the top three lap times during the first two days of spring training. Myself and my teammates, Ryan (Briscoe) and Will (Power), are collecting all the information during testing so when we go to the first race of the season, in St. Petersburg, we can have the same result. All three of us have already won at this race, so we know we can do it again. It would be great to complete the podium later this month with all three of us Team Penske drivers.
The test went really well for my Shell-Pennzoil Chevrolet, which set the fast time, during Team Penske’s portion of the test week. I wish we would have had all the groups together, but for our purposes, I feel we are heading in a good direction. We are still going to do one more test this week in Alabama before the first race of the season. Overall, it was a good session for Team Penske and we’re definitely happy with it.
Last year was a unique season for me and the No. 3 team. Even I don’t understand it. Our performance was a surprise — to not even be in the top 10 of the championship. But the other day, I collected my thoughts as I looked back on 2011 and realized that with a series this tough this can happen. I didn’t finish several of the races and that is why I didn’t end up in the top 10, so that is definitely a wake-up call.
With the new rules, double-file restarts and getting collected in some accidents — as well as making some mistakes myself — it was a snowball effect, and it proved that we had to find a way to snap out of it. There’s nothing like a new car and a new season to start fresh, and that’s where my focus is.
This offseason, I refocused and spoke a lot with my engineers and my team. As a group, with the new cars debuting this season, we were able to really figure out where we need to go. I have always been strongly behind my guys and they know we should be going back up to the top of the standings like we have been in the past.
I think Team Penske seems to be working really well together. Our three cars finished with the top three lap times during the first two days of spring training. Myself and my teammates, Ryan (Briscoe) and Will (Power), are collecting all the information during testing so when we go to the first race of the season, in St. Petersburg, we can have the same result. All three of us have already won at this race, so we know we can do it again. It would be great to complete the podium later this month with all three of us Team Penske drivers.
The test went really well for my Shell-Pennzoil Chevrolet, which set the fast time, during Team Penske’s portion of the test week. I wish we would have had all the groups together, but for our purposes, I feel we are heading in a good direction. We are still going to do one more test this week in Alabama before the first race of the season. Overall, it was a good session for Team Penske and we’re definitely happy with it.
Last year was a unique season for me and the No. 3 team. Even I don’t understand it. Our performance was a surprise — to not even be in the top 10 of the championship. But the other day, I collected my thoughts as I looked back on 2011 and realized that with a series this tough this can happen. I didn’t finish several of the races and that is why I didn’t end up in the top 10, so that is definitely a wake-up call.
With the new rules, double-file restarts and getting collected in some accidents — as well as making some mistakes myself — it was a snowball effect, and it proved that we had to find a way to snap out of it. There’s nothing like a new car and a new season to start fresh, and that’s where my focus is.
This offseason, I refocused and spoke a lot with my engineers and my team. As a group, with the new cars debuting this season, we were able to really figure out where we need to go. I have always been strongly behind my guys and they know we should be going back up to the top of the standings like we have been in the past.
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