Adapted from KV Racing
Former Formula 1 driver Rubens Barrichello and IndyCar competitor Tony Kanaan put in a full day of testing Monday for KV Racing Technology at Sebring International Raceway in Sebring, Florida.
Despite the presence of several top IndyCar drivers, the star of the day was undoubtedly Barrichello, the former Ferrari and Honda F1 driver.
Barrichello, who was driving an IndyCar for the first time and for the first time at Sebring, ran 94 laps, approximately 150 miles, making progress throughout the day behind the wheel of the No. 5 KV Racing Technology Chevrolet/Firestone.
By the end of the day he was posting times that were competitive with drivers who have been in the series for several years and tested at Sebring before.
"I had a very very nice day with KV Racing Technology,” Barrichello said.
“In the morning I was getting used to the car and not doing anything silly because obviously you don’t want to put it in the wall. It's a different machine from what I'm used to, but it had a good feeling. Whatever happens for the future, which might change, all I said at the beginning was I want Kevin (Kalkhoven), Jimmy (Vasser) and Tony to remember when we were here at Sebring, 'Rubens tried that and it was really good and made us go faster, so let’s try that again for this circuit'. So, I've had a very good and productive day behind the wheel and with all the set-up options that I have tried, I think it went well. You could call me a rookie, even though I've had 33 years doing this job, but today I was an IndyCar rookie. "
Former Formula 1 driver Rubens Barrichello and IndyCar competitor Tony Kanaan put in a full day of testing Monday for KV Racing Technology at Sebring International Raceway in Sebring, Florida.
Despite the presence of several top IndyCar drivers, the star of the day was undoubtedly Barrichello, the former Ferrari and Honda F1 driver.
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| Rubens Barrichello, KV Racing IndyCar. (Photo: LAT for IndyCar) |
Barrichello, who was driving an IndyCar for the first time and for the first time at Sebring, ran 94 laps, approximately 150 miles, making progress throughout the day behind the wheel of the No. 5 KV Racing Technology Chevrolet/Firestone.
By the end of the day he was posting times that were competitive with drivers who have been in the series for several years and tested at Sebring before.
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| Rubens Barrichello, KV Racing IndyCar. (Photo: LAT for IndyCar) |
"I had a very very nice day with KV Racing Technology,” Barrichello said.
“In the morning I was getting used to the car and not doing anything silly because obviously you don’t want to put it in the wall. It's a different machine from what I'm used to, but it had a good feeling. Whatever happens for the future, which might change, all I said at the beginning was I want Kevin (Kalkhoven), Jimmy (Vasser) and Tony to remember when we were here at Sebring, 'Rubens tried that and it was really good and made us go faster, so let’s try that again for this circuit'. So, I've had a very good and productive day behind the wheel and with all the set-up options that I have tried, I think it went well. You could call me a rookie, even though I've had 33 years doing this job, but today I was an IndyCar rookie. "