Simon Pagenaud did not expect his 2018 IndyCar finish to fall short of the championship or at least a top three finish, especially when viewed through his successful stints in 2016 and 2017. But Pagenaud sees the good in 2018 and plans to apply it to the near future.
“I wouldn’t say 2018 was disappointing,” Pagenaud said during a recent test at Sebring International Raceway. “It wasn’t up to my expectation or the team’s expectation, for sure, but at the end of the day we had a strong second half of the year. We finished sixth in the championship after a really tough start. Going over the whole season in detail, it wasn’t as bad as it looked. We raced very well, the guys did a fantastic job in the pits, and we basically tried to understand this new car. We’re still learning it.”
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