Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsport's Marcus Ericsson believes a podium was on the cards in only his second IndyCar start at the Circuit of the Americas' IndyCar Classic last weekend. The Swede had an unfortunate qualifying session which left him starting a lowly 16th. However as the race progressed the SPM car proved to have strong pace, allowing the Swedish driver to steadily climb up the order. Bad luck would intervene again during the race as Ericsson made his final pit-stop on lap 43. Once the SPM pit crew had finished working on the #7 car, the front-right wheelman gave the signal to go but it meant Ericsson drove straight into the path of Spencer Pigot...
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