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Schmidt: Testing new car early gave us no advantage
Sam Schmidt says that being nominated as Honda’s test team for the 2018 aerokit last summer had not given the Schmidt Peterson Motorsports squad a headstart over its rivals. While Penske was Chevrolet’s initial test team when the IndyCar Series first conducted its tests on the spec kit last July, Schmidt Peterson was Honda’s test team, chosen over Chip Ganassi Racing and Andretti Autosport. However, team co-owner Schmidt doesn’t believe SPM’s early start had given the squad an extra boost in knowledge or performance. “I honestly don’t think there was a technical advantage for us,” Schmidt told Motorsport.com. “The prototype kit was… pretty rough, to be frank! Plus...
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