Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing endured a tough Iowa Race 1 on Saturday. Graham Rahal in the No.15 Blue Compass RV Honda as he started the race from 13th but was forced to retire from the race. Rahal will start race 2 from sixth place and speaking following the race on Saturday he commented saying:
“The race was a struggle, which was disappointing. We were fighting the rear unbelievably badly and just kept taking the front wing out. I was full stiff on the bar, all the way as far right as I could go on the jacker. There was just no way to get the rear of the car to be in the ballpark. It was incredibly aero sensitive. Anytime somebody got in front of me or near me, it was struggling unbelievably. That’s obviously not the way we want to end it for Blue Compass RV and for everybody. It’s a major rethink we need overnight.”
Jack Harvey in the No.30 HUB International Honda was not happy finishing 18th and speaking following the action he commented saying:
Finishing P18 is not awesome, honestly. Three-quarters of the race was mega. Everything up until about lap 200 felt excellent. You know, kind of in the top-13, running 13th. I thought we could’ve been a little better but after that we lost some pace. The tires got super free on the last two sets. I can’t really explain it but I hope we don’t do that tomorrow to make it a long day. We will live to fight another day and keep pushing.”
Christian Lundgaard in the No.45 Hy-Vee Honda who took victory in Toronto last time out came home in 20th and speaking following the race he said:
Finishing P18 is not awesome, honestly. Three-quarters of the race was mega. Everything up until about lap 200 felt excellent. You know, kind of in the top-13, running 13th. I thought we could’ve been a little better but after that we lost some pace. The tires got super free on the last two sets. I can’t really explain it but I hope we don’t do that tomorrow to make it a long day. We will live to fight another day and keep pushing.”