James Hinchcliffe and Ryan Hunter-Reay, who finished P2 and P1 at the end of the first official day of the 2018 IndyCar season, said the new aerokit had radically changed their approach to the St. Petersburg track. Asked if the heavy reduction in drag had allowed him to feel a major difference in acceleration out of the final turn, Turn 14, onto the main straight, the Schmidt Peterson Motorsports driver said it’s the end-of-straight speed where the differences between the 2017 and ’18 car are most radical. “Yeah, out of the final turn, out of Turn 9 as well… there's definitely a lot of things different about the cars,” said Hinchcliffe. “You definitely feel like you're hauling...
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