Castroneves, who took his fourth Indy win last May in his very first race with the Jim Meyer-Michael Shank-owned organization, has moved from part-time to full-time with the Ohio team. This year, Jack Harvey has departed to be replaced by Castroneves’ former Team Penske teammate Pagenaud, and the Brazilian veteran is anticipating strong performances right out of the box, despite a shift in personnel.
“We’re starting the championship with new people again just because the part-timers last year weren't able to continue,” he observed. “However, Mike has a talent to find great quality people. Really, really, really looking forward to St. Pete. When you have that kind of preparation… [remember] what we did last year without any preparation. Now you can only imagine having everyone in sync. It's just going to get better…
