AJ Foyt Racing’s Sting Ray Robb, driver of the No.41 Goodheart Chevrolet has been cleared to compete in this weekend’s Ontario Honda Dealers Grand Prox of Toronto.
Speaking during a media conference call on Tuesday, Robb said that he feels fine and that although he blacked out briefly after the incident he is fine.
When asked about the introduction of the new hybrid system which made its debut at Mid-Ohio, Robb told Paddock Eye:
Good. The transition was actually a lot smoother than I expected it to be just because we know how this works in motorsports.
When everyone is pushing the limits like this, you introduce something like this halfway through the season, even if it’s flawless, there’s always something to learn, figure out, on the team side or series side. The fact it went as well as it did was very good.
Again going to Iowa, I think that we did learn a lot on what the capabilities and advantages are of using versus not using the hybrid system in some instances.
That first stint in race two, I was right ahead of Will Power. He was able to go that just little bit longer, even though he was very similar pace to us. That’s what essentially won him the race, what moved him to the front.
I think there’s some tricks we could learn from him, just looking at how he learned on the hybrid system, the regen to save fuel. I think that will play a big difference in the future. It’s just a matter of us figuring out the system, what its capabilities are.
As far as power output and the regen levels, I think the series has done a good job of getting it close to where it needs to be. I would like to see lower torque because the tires are a little bit less grippy, different compound to deal with the weight of the car.
Increasing the hybrid’s capability in the future, it’s output in the future, would be good to see. I’m sure that will happen over time, it’s just a matter of when and where it will happen.