IndyCar rookie Robert Wickens admits that his car’s gearbox gremlin and switch to teammate James Hinchcliffe’s car – along with the nature of the IMS Rookie Orientation Program – made his first of IMS practice more complicated than he expected. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s Rookie Orientation Program decrees that track newbies complete 10 laps between 205 and 210mph for Phase 1, 15 laps between 210 and 215mph for Phase 2, and 15 laps at 215mph-plus. However, a gearbox issue on the #6 Schmidt Peterson Motorsports-Honda meant Wickens’ team had to hastily switch him to Hinchcliffe’s car to complete the ROP within the three-hour timeframe.  “James wasn't even at the track...
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