Mikhail Aleshin will return to Schmidt Peterson Motorsport for 2017 after the issues that were delaying his confirmation with sponsors SMP Racing were solved. The Russian, who took his maiden pole position in the Verizon IndyCar Series at Pocono Raceway in 2016 and was on course for a maiden win at the Mid Ohio Sports Car Course before a late pit stop issue, will continue in the #7 machine for 2017 alongside James Hinchcliffe in an unchanged driver line-up. “Thanks to both the SMP Racing program and our American team, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, I am to keep fighting for even better results this season in IndyCar,” said Aleshin. “With the Russian flag on my car, and with James...
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