Mikhail Aleshin has revealed that it was a tough decision to choose to remain with the Schmidt Peterson Motorsports team after admitting talks took place with Carlin about joining them in the Verizon IndyCar Series in 2017. Aleshin raced previously for Carlin in 2010 and 2011, with the Russian taking the Formula Renault 3.5 Series title in the first year of their partnership, and had he agreed to rejoin the team in 2017, it would have meant Carlin stepping up into IndyCar for the first time. However, in the negotiations that took place between Aleshin and the two respective teams, it was clear from their actions that he should remain with Schmidt Peterson Motorsport for another season....
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