Race engineer Leena Gade, who abruptly left the Schmidt Peterson Motorsports team last month, has met with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Bobby Rahal has confirmed to Motorsport.com. The Briton who made her name in the Audi World Endurance Championship team, engineering the 24 hours of Le Mans-winning car on three occasions, joined Schmidt Peterson Motorsports’ IndyCar team last off-season, replacing Allen McDonald as James Hinchcliffe’s race engineer. However, although Hinchcliffe lay fifth in the championship after the Indianapolis Grand Prix in mid-May, his failure to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 was perceived by many to be a tipping point in the relationship, their split being...
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