Sam Schmidt has said a three-car lineup for Schmidt Peterson Motorsport in 2017 is a possibility, but says the third entry is unlikely to be full-time until the following season. Schmidt believes “continuity has been key” to the Schmidt Peterson Motorsport team’s continuing improvement, so confirming his current two drivers, James Hinchcliffe and Mikhail Aleshin, has been a priority up to now. He was pleased to re-hire his 2014 rookie Mikhail Aleshin for 2016, after trade sanctions imposed by the U.S. on Russia in 2015 had kept the Russian from racing for the team until the final round. Schmidt says Aleshin’s full-time return in 2016 had been convincing enough to persuade him to...
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