Josef Newgarden, who scored his first IndyCar victory at Barber Motorsports Park last year, said the Bowtie's gains in downforce and power delivery were very apparent in the test there today. The Ed Carpenter Racing star told Motorsport.com, “The thing I’ve noticed about the 2016 aero kit compared with last year’s is, yeah, there’s more lateral grip so more speed mid-corner. But actually I’d say it was the braking that was the most improved area. It’s quite a bit better. “Some of the updates have really helped the brake zone so you can brake pretty damn late now. I noticed it in St. Pete and really noticed it here, especially in the one big brake zone.” Newgarden said as a...
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