{"id":16926,"date":"2024-07-03T11:44:30","date_gmt":"2024-07-03T09:44:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/felixracing.se\/?p=16926"},"modified":"2024-07-03T11:46:07","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T09:46:07","slug":"felix-rosenqvist-charged-up-as-new-hybrid-indycar-era-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/felixracing.se\/en\/felix-rosenqvist-charged-up-as-new-hybrid-indycar-era-begins\/","title":{"rendered":"Felix Rosenqvist charged up as new hybrid INDYCAR era begins"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/felixracing.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Felix20Rosenqvist20-20Firestone20Grand20Prix20of20Monterey20-20By_20Paul20Hurley_Large20Image20Without20Watermark_m109974-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/felixracing.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Felix20Rosenqvist20-20Firestone20Grand20Prix20of20Monterey20-20By_20Paul20Hurley_Large20Image20Without20Watermark_m109974-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16923\" srcset=\"https:\/\/felixracing.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Felix20Rosenqvist20-20Firestone20Grand20Prix20of20Monterey20-20By_20Paul20Hurley_Large20Image20Without20Watermark_m109974-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/felixracing.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Felix20Rosenqvist20-20Firestone20Grand20Prix20of20Monterey20-20By_20Paul20Hurley_Large20Image20Without20Watermark_m109974-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/felixracing.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Felix20Rosenqvist20-20Firestone20Grand20Prix20of20Monterey20-20By_20Paul20Hurley_Large20Image20Without20Watermark_m109974-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/felixracing.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Felix20Rosenqvist20-20Firestone20Grand20Prix20of20Monterey20-20By_20Paul20Hurley_Large20Image20Without20Watermark_m109974-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/felixracing.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Felix20Rosenqvist20-20Firestone20Grand20Prix20of20Monterey20-20By_20Paul20Hurley_Large20Image20Without20Watermark_m109974-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>Felix Rosenqvist heads to the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio this weekend for one of the most eagerly anticipated races of the year, as the NTT INDYCAR SERIES ushers in a new era of hybrid competition.<\/strong><br>\u00a0<br>The introduction of INDYCAR\u2019s new engine technology is set to throw up surprises at the halfway point of the season, with Rosenqvist and Meyer Shank Racing hoping to spark success at the team\u2019s home track.<br>\u00a0<br>Located just over an hour upstate from the MSR workshop in Pataskala, Mid-Ohio is a place close to heart for Rosenqvist too, with the Swede racking up two career milestones at the 13-turn road course \u2013 although he has also suffered a number of first-lap setbacks in recent years.\u00a0\u00a0<br>\u00a0<br><em>&#8220;I&#8217;m super excited to head to Mid-Ohio,\u201d\u00a0<strong>says Felix Rosenqvist<\/strong>.\u00a0\u201cIt&#8217;s actually the place of my first INDYCAR test back in 2016 and it&#8217;s where I got my first\u00a0INDYCAR\u00a0podium as well\u00a0(2019).\u00a0Lots of good memories,\u00a0and it&#8217;s the team&#8217;s home race,\u00a0which makes it even more\u00a0exciting.\u201d<\/em><br>\u00a0<br>The main story for this weekend, however, is undoubtedly the historic introduction of hybrid technology to INDYCAR competition. The series\u2019 long-standing\u00a02.2-liter twin-turbo V6 internal combustion engines\u00a0are supplemented, for the first time, with a hybrid Energy Recovery System (ERS) that adds up to 60 extra horsepower of electric boost once deployed by the drivers.<br>\u00a0<br><strong>Read more:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.indycar.com\/News\/2024\/07\/07-01-Hybrid-Intro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">INDYCAR\u2019s new hybrid system explained<\/a><br><em>\u00a0<br>\u201cIt\u2019s the first weekend for the hybrid, which means everyone will have to learn a lot,\u201d\u00a0<strong>Felix Rosenqvist continues<\/strong>. \u201cFor us, we\u2019ve only had three days of testing, but I have experience of electric powertrains from Formula E that will be useful and the team has done great with hybrids in IMSA.<br>\u00a0<br>\u201cI feel like we are relatively well-prepared, but I\u2019m sure there will be a lot to digest and whoever does it best will win the race.\u201d<\/em><br>\u00a0<br>Rosenqvist enters the weekend sitting tenth in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES standings following five top ten finishes in the first eight races. Practice at Mid-Ohio begins on Friday, followed by further practice and qualifying on Saturday. The historic first INDYCAR hybrid race will take place on Sunday and run for 80 laps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br><strong>TIME TABLE<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><em>All times local (U.S. Eastern)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NTT INDYCAR SERIES | Rd. 9<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio<\/strong><br>Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course (USA)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>Friday July 5<\/u><\/strong><br>Practice 1: 3:20-4:35 pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>Saturday July 6<\/u><\/strong><br>Practice 2: 10:50-11:50 am<br>Qualifying: 3:00-4:30 pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>Sunday July 7<\/u><\/strong><br>Warm-up: 10:25-10:55 am<br>Race (80 laps): 1:45 pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>TIMING:\u00a0<\/strong>INDYCAR App \/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/felixracing.us12.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=73c511cfcad65d2a124d92dea&amp;id=d976c67ee7&amp;e=1e3d42ce61\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">racecontrol.indycar.com<\/a><br><strong>HOW TO WATCH:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indycar.com\/ways-to-watch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">view here<\/a><br><strong>TRACK DATA:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indycar.com\/Schedule\/2024\/IndyCar-Series\/Mid-Ohio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">view here<\/a><br><strong>CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indycar.com\/Standings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">view here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<!-- wp:themify-builder\/canvas \/-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Felix Rosenqvist heads to the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio this weekend for one of the most eagerly anticipated races of the year, as the NTT INDYCAR SERIES ushers in a new era of hybrid competition&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16923,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,19],"tags":[130,60],"class_list":["post-16926","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news3","category-press-releases","tag-2024-ntt-indycar-series","tag-honda-indy-200-at-mid-ohio","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"aioseo_notices":[],"builder_content":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/felixracing.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16926","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/felixracing.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/felixracing.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/felixracing.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/felixracing.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16926"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/felixracing.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16926\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16931,"href":"https:\/\/felixracing.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16926\/revisions\/16931"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/felixracing.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16923"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/felixracing.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16926"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/felixracing.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16926"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/felixracing.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16926"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}