I think it fills a role where Pato is kind of like the crazy guy, I’m somewhere in the middle, and Alex is the more engineering guy in the team. “Actually having gotten to know him, he’s been super nice, super kind. He’s always been that guy, which is cool. “I think Alex kind of has that bad-guy role a little bit in Ind圜ar. “I’ve been pleasantly surprised,” Rosenqvist said Tuesday during Ind圜ar’s preseason media availabilities. The pragmatic Californian is quick to remind everyone he hasn’t worked with the team yet at a track (much less been in its car), and there surely will be times he gets frustrated.īut it’s clear that Rossi, who made five Formula One starts in 2015 after several years racing in Europe, already is meshing well with an organization whose England-based parent company has deep roots in F1. Yet there has been no trace of the dour Rossi since joining McLaren. He went winless during two of his final seasons at Andretti and was out of contention more often than not, often bringing out the prickly side of his personality. Rossi is a mercurial talent, and when things go wrong, the red mist quickly descends ( and sometimes has led to feuds with teammates). McLaren marks only his second team in NTT Ind圜ar Series after seven seasons at Andretti Autosport, where he began with a victory in the 2016 Indy 500 and was a championship contender for several seasons. 5 of Pato O’Ward.Īnd there is another layer than Rossi just being the new kid. 7 Dallara-Chevrolet is the most high-profile new hire for McLaren, which has expanded to a third car to pair with the No. – There are more than three dozen fresh faces on the Arrow McLaren Racing Ind圜ar team, but there was one that Felix Rosenqvist was particularly keen to know – Alexander Rossi.
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