2023-06-05 01:12:00
From the adrenaline of being part of the mythical Indianapolis 500, to changing the chip to retrace 100 laps in the narrow street circuit of Detroit. The IndyCar calendar does not offer rest to Agustín Canapinowhich takes each test as a challenge in the learning path that retraces in the category of American motorsports.
The man from the reef overcame the difficulties of the demanding circuit and, beyond the 14th place of the classifier, his homework was the best in the seven dates in which he had the opportunity to visit street layouts, racetracks and ovals. A performance that stood out for the toughness of the race, but also because he battled for positions with top drivers, in a new example of the virtues and progress of the Juncos Hollinger Racing driver.
The streets of Detroit taught Canapino the fierceness and difficulty of drawing from day one. A blow once morest the wall, in training, left him without taking part in the second stage of practice. “I made a mistake looking for the limits, I touched the walls and I broke the car. Tomorrow, to try once more and learn from the mistake, ”he recounted on Friday, sincerely, without making excuses for the mistake. A lunge that might hurt, because the frustration over abandonment in the Indianapolis 500 with eight turns to go was fresh, following starring in a spin, hitting the wall and then Patricio O’Ward’s car, a chaining which began by dodging the car of Frenchman Simon Pagenaud.
Twentyth in the qualifying test, eleventh place in practice encouraged Canapino, who taught himself with confidence. The disorderly launch of the race generated a second start and a hit for Juncos Hollinger Racing: the british Callum Ilott mounted on the car of Kyle Kirkwood, winner in Long Beach. With a conservation strategy at the start, Canapino gained pace and the first pitstop He discovered it 13th, in turn 33; on lap 68 he made the second stop for tires and fuel and repeated the position.
Competitive, battling as a group, along with the peloton, traveling to the limit, the second half of the race showed the worst side of Detroit. And Canapino knew how to face it. “Great race, we finished 14 following starting 20 and performing various overtaking manoeuvres. We had a very good rhythm, the stops were good… Great job by the team, getting the car I hit on Friday back and finishing like this is great for all of us. I am very happy: now we have to rest, recover and think regarding Road America. We have a test this week to continue the evolution and progress”, commented the Titan.
After 40 laps, the chain of incidents began in a street circuit that has a frightening narrowness, with suffocating walls. A narrow track with an undulating floor, which was evident at the start, when the cars seemed to flame. The Mexican Patricio O’Ward, always a candidate, who arrived in Detroit in third place in the championship, was hostage to the unease caused by a mechanical error in the pitstop: Desperate to recover the turn, he crashed the Arrow-McLaren once morest the wall. It was followed by a blow from Graham Rahal, who with the car stopped might not be eluded by the Danish Benjamin Pedersen.
Canapino also starred in tight friction and maneuvers. First with Christian Lundgaard, whom he pressured fiercely and marked the territory for the entry of a curve; at stake he was 11th place. The aggressiveness generated that the one who marked his first pole in the circuit of Indianapolis, on May 12, not only did he have to give in, but he had to take the escape route so as not to hit the car once morest the wall. Later there was a small friction in the fight with Colton Heart. The American put pressure on the Arrecife, who slipped into the car in a curve and changed the trajectory in a risky way, generating contact with the Andretti team driver. The scare over a broken left rear tire was quickly dismissed, because the No. 78 car kept pace. From the pitwall, Ricardo Juncos –owner of Juncos Hollinger Racing and who is the one who manages the radio communication with the Argentinean- indicated that he let Herta pass to avoid a possible penalty.
And the outcome had, true to the IndyCar style, its stage blows. Romain Grosjean unleashed his fury with both hands once morest his helmet, showing the tremendous frustration that invades him for not discovering his performance and being the actor in several accidents; David Malukas also crashed into the containment barrier. At relaunch, top cars tangled: Scott Dixon I raise to Will Power; meanwhile, Canapino tried to overtake the Dutchman Rinus VeeKay and the maneuver cost him to lose two positions; behind, at the back of the pack, Santino Ferrucci and Sting Ray Robb also got tangled up and the marshals brought out a new yellow flag, the last.
Nobody might with Álex Palou in front, while Canapino completed a demanding race and he showed that he already has the pulse to get involved in the battles in the middle of the squad, a space where there is no truce.
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