Marco Andretti took the honours in the opening free practice session of the Verizon IndyCar Series season by setting the fastest time around the resurfaced and slightly re-profiled St. Petersburg street circuit. The track has seen turn three reconfigured after incidents during support races on Thursday, with the turn slowed down as a result, meaning times were slower than they were in 2016, but Andretti set the best time of 1:03.7559 for Andretti Autosport. Honda power locked out the top four places, with Chip Ganassi Racing duo Tony Kanaan and Scott Dixon finishing second and third, setting times of 1:03.8450 and 1:03.8798 respectively, while James Hinchcliffe was fourth fastest for...
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