By two races of the NTT IndyCar Collection season and Meyer Shank Racing has sneakily had an enormous uptick in efficiency in comparison with final season.
Final yr, anchor driver Felix Rosenqvist kicked off the yr robust with 4 straight top-10 finishes, nonetheless, fell to twelfth within the standings by season’s finish.
Now with a brand new teammate in 2023 rookie of the yr Marcus Armstrong and the duo have racked up a stable quantity of factors by way of two races.
Each drivers reached the Firestone Quick Six on the season-opening occasion in St. Petersburg, Fla. in addition to final week’s race at California’s Thermal Membership, which is an indication of constant pace.
Armstrong, in his first yr with MSR after competing with Chip Ganassi Racing the final two seasons, endured points and completed twenty fourth in St. Pete however was capable of rebound with a stable seventh-place effort at Thermal, his finest with MSR up to now.
“It was an extended race, so I actually struggled on used alternates,” Armstrong stated of his race at Themral. “I wasn’t pleased with the steadiness of the automotive, however we slowly made changes by way of the race after which put some new reds on on the finish and we have been fairly speedy.
“It’s a disgrace that the used tire runs have been so tough, however I’m glad that we made up some floor on the finish and completed the place we began.”
Rosenqvist continued his sizzling streak with a fifth-place end at Thermal after what he described as a “bizarre one” after 65 laps across the prolonged circuit.
“We actually struggled on the blacks within the first stint,” Rosenqvist stated. “Fortunately we received off them fairly fast trigger we struggled after which we simply did the entire race on reds. We have been the alternative on reds, we have been actually good, one of many strongest vehicles I believe. We capitalized on that and picked up just a few vehicles ultimately and ended P5. I’d say that’s a fairly good day from P9.
“It was a sport of endurance, form of simply going somewhat bit slower than you wish to, to be fast on the finish. It was a sport of chess.”
For a workforce that’s been looking for consistency in recent times since its breakthrough victory on the Indianapolis 500 in 2021 with Helio Castroneves, the primary two weeks of motion could also be a stable indication of what’s to return.
