Meyer Shank Racing’s newest driver Marcus Armstrong says that he has been welcomed to Meyer Shank Racing with open arms.

Mike and also Jim have welcomed me into the team with open arms. Mike is a proper racer. Like he kind of strikes me as a driver if I didn’t know any better. He’s really got the bit between his teeth to have success, and that’s what I really like about him.

It’s racing and performance first; that’s the priority. So far, so good. We’re going to work together really closely. In fact, I’m going to go see him later in the week, as well, just to chat through things and try and speed up that learning process.

The New Zealander who made his full-time INDYCAR debut with Chip Ganassi Racing last season joined MSR over the off-season and speaking during the second INDYCAR content day on Wednesday, Armstrong said:

It doesn’t really feel like a transition, honestly. I stay with the majority of my engineers, so my lead engineer and the assistant engineers I’ve worked with previously at Ganassi. I know everyone very well, and obviously in theory it’s the same car.

Obviously prepared by Meyer Shank Racing, but from a technical point of view, it’s fundamentally the same as last year.

I’m hoping that there’s a good form of continuity involved and we can hit the ground running in St. Pete.

Due to Meyer Shank Racing’s technical alliance with Chip Ganassi Racing, Armstrong and Felix Rosenqvist know the engineering staff who will work with MSR from Ganassi.

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