Arrow McLaren SP’s Fernando Alonso was a quick study with the No. 66 Chevy during Wednesday’s refresher session. The two-time Formula 1 world champion got his first taste of driving for the team owned by Sam Schmidt and Ric Peterson, operating behind IndyCar’s new aeroscreen on the way to setting the fourth-fastest lap in the second practice outing. “I think it's very different this year with aeroscreen, the way the car behaves and you have to adapt a little bit,” he said. “So we are just chasing the setup a little bit. And yeah, the speed is there on the car. You know that there's going to be a reasonable pace, knowing the experience of the team, and the engineers and...
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