Felix Rosenqvist is turning the page on a sub-standard Milwaukee Mile 250 after enduring a weekend to forget in the penultimate round of the NTT INDYCAR SERIES season.
Rosenqvist faced a raft of setbacks in round 16 of the 17-race campaign, initially marred by a high-speed crash in Saturday’s qualifying session.
Heading to the famed Milwaukee Mile with the best oval qualifying average (4.5) of the entire field so far this year, Rosenqvist was looking to uphold the trend, but instead found himself backing hard into the wall at Turn 3 on the first of his two scheduled flying laps.
The impact caused damage to the rear structure of the #60 Meyer Shank Racing Honda, leaving Rosenqvist without a qualifying time and down in 25th on the grid for Sunday’s 250-lap race.
”I just pushed too hard,” said Rosenqvist about the crash. ”You give it your all and at some point, it’s a little bit of chance when you send it in, especially on the first lap. I got a little snap mid-corner and couldn’t catch it in time, and that was it. I’m sorry for the guys, and it obviously left us in a difficult position for the race.”
Once racing got underway, things hardly proved any better, as the Swede struggled for pace throughout and finished a lapped 22nd.
“It was a pretty terrible race,” Rosenqvist admits. “I didn’t have anything today; I was lacking grip front and rear. The stand did a good job of putting us back in the mix at one point, but then we just dropped like a rock. That was… just had nothing. We need to have a thorough look at what actually happened.
“Thankfully the next race is just a few days away and we can only do better there.”
The final round of the 2025 NTT INDYCAR SERIES takes place at Nashville Superspeedway in one week’s time (August 30-31). Felix Rosenqvist will enter the season-finale sitting ninth in the championship standings, albeit just six points from sixth place.
RESULTS
NTT INDYCAR SERIES | Rd. 16
Milwaukee Mile 250
Milwaukee Mile (USA)
1: Christian Rasmussen (DEN), ECR, 250 laps
2: Alex Palou (ESP), Ganassi, +1.946s
3: Scott McLaughlin (NZL), Penske, +10.661s
4: Alexander Rossi (USA), ECR, +11.458s
5: Pato O’Ward (MEX), +12.082s
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22: Felix Rosenqvist (SWE), Meyer Shank Racing, +2 laps
CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS
NTT INDYCAR SERIES | After 16/17 races
1: Alex Palou (ESP), Ganassi, 670 p.
2: Pato O’Ward (MEX), Arrow McLaren, 505 p.
3: Scott Dixon (NLZ), Ganassi, 433 p.
4: Christian Lundgaard (DEN), Arrow McLaren, 426 p.
5: Kyle Kirkwood (USA), Andretti, 405 p.
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9: Felix Rosenqvist (SWE), Meyer Shank Racing, 346 p.