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INDY 500: Aleshin will remember Turn 1 'for rest of my life'

The most fearless Russian on the planet can be found in central Indiana. Schmidt Peterson Motorsport's Mikhail Aleshin wowed fans on Saturday during qualifying as he drifted the No. 7 DOOM-sponsored Honda through Turn 1 at 230mph. Brave? Not as far as the Moscow native is concerned. "I will remember that corner for the rest of my life. There's fear in everyone's body, it just depends on the level of fear," Aleshin told RACER with a big, satisfied grin. "The wind changed a lot during the run, the car was fine ... it was a bit oversteery, but that was OK for me ... but coming into Turn 1, suddenly, the rear just went. There was a lot of oversteer; the rear didn't follow the...
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