PREMA Racing’s Callum Ilott in the No.90 Chevrolet says that although it doesn’t look like it, the team has made big improvements at the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach.
Ilott will start today’s race from 21st and speaking following the action he commented saying:
“I know it doesn’t show it in the results but I think we showed a really big Improvement from where we were before. In qualifying on each set I couldn’t get both clean laps, so it was tough to get into a rhythm. Honestly I think we had a little bit more. But we are making solid improvements. I’m pretty happy and the work is paying off slowly, we just have to keep pushing. It’s going to be a long race probably with quite a bit of tire degradation on the alternates in particular.”
Robert Shwartzman starts the race from 23rd place and speaking following the action he said:
Unfortunately, it didn’t go our way today. The first set of tires felt good, it felt like we were quite competitive. On the second set unfortunately we had an issue with the pit limiter engagement right at the last corner when it exited it. It compromised the main push lap and then for the second push, there was just not enough time. So I didn’t manage to do any laps on that set. The track was improving and generally everybody improved on the second set. So, I believe we could have had a battle for entering the top 12, but it is what it is. Now we have to start from towards the back and see what we can do tomorrow.”