“This was a tough race,” said de Silvestro. “We struggled a little bit from the start, and then PT punting us didn’t really help. It was pretty annoying.”
Early in the race, an aggressive move from Paul Tracy left de Silvestro sitting in the hairpin. Not allowing that to deter her, she completed the race in a consistent manner and indicated that this was a learning experience.
“Moving forward, I think we have some work to do based on this weekend,” she said. “The guys did a good job with all the changes we threw at them and they were really proactive. That was good but we just didn’t quite find it this time.”
“I’m excited for Brazil,” she said. “The biggest goal is going to be unloading a fast car. We’ve learned a lot here and at St. Pete too, so we’ll take a mix of that, go to Brazil with it and I’m sure we’ll do fine.”
Simona de Silvestro will look to resume her successful season in two weeks as the IZOD IndyCar Series heads to the streets of Brazil for the Itaipava Sao Paulo Indy 300 presented by Nestle on Sunday, May 1, 2011.
About HVM Racing
HVM Racing was founded by Keith Wiggins and is based in Indianapolis, Indiana. HVM enters 2011 as its tenth year of competition since forming in 2001 and has earned six victories, two pole positions, and an additional 16 podiums. They earned “Indianapolis Rookie of the Year” honors with driver Simona De Silvestro at the 2010 event and since joining the IZOD INDYCAR Series in 2008, the team has earned nine top-10 finishes. HVM finished fourth and third, respectively, in the Champ Car World Series in 2006 and 2007, and earned drivers Mario Dominguez and Robert Doornbos Rookie of the Year honors in 2002 and 2007, respectively. Follow HVM Racing at www.hvmracing.com, on twitter at www.twitter.com/HVMracing, and on facebook at www.facebook.com/HVMRacing.
About Entergy
Entergy is the second largest owner and operator of U.S. nuclear energy plants. They operate or provide management services to 12 reactors at 10 sites. Entergy Corporation is an integrated energy company engaged primarily in electric power production and retail distribution operations. Entergy owns and operates power plants with approximately 30,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity and delivers electricity to 2.7 million utility customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. Entergy has annual revenues of more than $11 billion and more than 15,000 employees.
- HVM Racing Press Release
