Schmidt Peterson Motorsport’s Indy Lights points leader Santiago Urrutia says the IndyCar’s braking ability and corners speeds demanded the most acclimation, following a morning test session at Sonoma Raceway. The Uruguayan, who will soon head two hours southwest to try and wrap up the Indy Lights championship at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca this weekend, tested Mikhail Aleshin’s SPM-Honda at Sonoma this morning and was left impressed with the cornering speeds of the current breed of IndyCar. He told Motorsport.com: “For sure I never drove a car like this before – big downforce! It was great. “At the beginning it was quite difficult to get the feeling for the brakes and how to run...
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