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Wild times as Robert Wickens grabs shock St Petersburg Grand Prix pole

Qualifying for the first race of a new season can always though up unexpected variables and Saturday afternoon’s first round of the 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series proved to be a case in point. Almost completely out of left field, the man sitting in pole position for Sunday’s Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg is a rookie and a tin-top DTM refugee to boot. Yes, it was rookie Robert Wickens who took pole position on his IndyCar debut. The St Petersburg street circuit can be tricky in normal conditions but after a light rain shower spiced up the proceedings during the Firestone Fast Six, no one seemed to notice Wickens slipping a lap in where he managed to perfectly hook up...
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