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Wickens leads IndyCar rookies on Friday
Schmidt Peterson Motorsports' Robert Wickens led IndyCar's seven-deep field of rookies in St. Petersburg on Friday, and there was nothing subtle about his Honda-powered performance. The Canadian gave a glimpse of why the SPM team made the choice to hire the 28-year-old as James Hinchcliffe's teammate after posting the seventh-fastest lap of the day (1m01.219s). It nestled his No. 6 entry between Alexander Rossi and Sebastien Bourdais on the combined time sheets. "I've had a really good day," he said. "You couldn't ask for much more than to be top 10 in both sessions today. Hopefully that can be a trend for the rest of the weekend." Considering Wickens was just 0.2818s...
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