The Indy Lights champion ran 75 laps of the Sebring Raceway’s 1.7-mile short course on Tuesday and ended the session content that the team is making strong progress in terms of dampers for street courses, and that Chevrolet, too, is making strides in driveability.
This was Kirkwood’s first test with the Chevrolet-powered AJ Foyt team, having run his first three IndyCar tests with Andretti Autosport at Sebring, Barber Motorsports Park and Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s road course.
He replaces Sebastien Bourdais in the #14 car which will again be ROKiT-sponsored, as will the car of one of new team-mate Tatiana Calderon who was also in action at Sebring.
“I think it’s a common trend with a lot of drivers who have been in the series for some time that they’re not comfortable with the car being somewhat loose,” Kirkwood explained.
“And our car started out loose and we migrated away from that, but for the high-speed stuff I was able to drive the car a little bit looser than…
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