🗣️'There was two pretty big things in the off-season that we saw that we were probably doing wrong' Chip Ganassi Racing has focused on improving its IndyCar road course form after inconsistencies last season, says Scott Dixon ⬇️
Ganassi took only four wins in 2023 compared to the nine claimed by Team Penske, although it did secure victory in the blue ribband Indianapolis 500 with Marcus Ericsson. finished third, fifth and sixth in the final points table, but none entered the 2022 finale with a truly realistic shot at the title which was claimed by Will Power over Penske team-mate Josef Newgarden.“I think the outlier was definitely road courses, where we had inconsistency either between the cars or in general,” he said.
“There were definitely some instances where we made pretty heavy mistakes, I think, on the #9 car side – just not being in the right configuration or doing silly things that shouldn't have been done. “I hope that once we get to the first few rounds of road courses, that the understanding of what we're missing definitely helps.Scott Dixon, Chip Ganassi Racing HondaGiven the lack of IndyCar testing on temporary courses, it seems strange that teams tend not to complain about trying to find strong street course set-ups for the Firestone compounds, but developing set-ups around Firestone’s rubber for road courses – where IndyCar can test – has been a struggle for many.
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