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James Hinchcliffe has disappointing day at Honda Indy Toronto
Sunday was supposed to be an opportunity for James Hinchcliffe to earn his first IndyCar win and to do it on home soil. The Oakville, Ont., native in his second Indy season was the local favourite heading into the Honda Indy Toronto, but unfortunately lady-luck wasn't on his side and in-car engine problems forced the 25-year-old and his Go Daddy car out of the race after just 27 Laps.
He told the National Post:
"Coming into the race we hadn't had anything go our way. We knew if we could stay focused, and we put the foot down we might be able to get to the front, and we had made it there only in a hand full of laps. It wasn't meant to be this weekend. We'll live to race another day."
Hinchcliffe isn't exaggerating when he says that even before the race began things hadn't gone his way. Sunday wasn't the only time his No. 27 Chevy suffered mechanical problems this weekend. After finishing ninth in Friday's practice, his team was forced to change his car's engine and was railed with a 10-spot penalty forcing him to start the race in 19th instead. Up until his car's engine began to act up again, Hinchcliffe was making a push towards the front, moving up six spots in the first 14 laps.
But what he referred to his team as a "weird hesitation" in the motor forced him back into the pits and ended his homecoming prematurely.
He told the Canadian Press:
"They wanted to know exactly what I could feel, and then as I started reporting that, they started seeing it in the data and they could see that something was seriously wrong. For them, the big thing is that we were out of this race no matter what."
Veteran Alex Tagliani of Lachenaie, Que., also faced mechanical problems after his practice run Friday and despite posting one of the top times he also suffered a 10-grid spot penalty for changing his car's engine prior to Sunday's race. After two early pit stops, Tagliani forced his way back into the mix finishing the day in 10th.
