On Sunday in the Honda Indy Toronto, Helio Castroneves would bounce back from early problems during the event to score a podium finish, finishing third behind CFH Racing teammates.
“We keep pushing ourselves, keep taking chances, and the good news is, we finish in the Top‑3 today, because we had many chances, many opportunities to not be here and, again, it happened,” he commented. “So good effort for the entire organization. ”
The Penske Racing driver ran into problems during the early part of the race while trying to make a pass on Takuma Sato for position.
“I was trying to pass one and then ended up going straight,” he stated. “I was trying to pass Sato, and I almost spun out.”
Though when Roger Penske made the right pit call, it put Castroneves in the lead and he was able to capitalize with great lap times. A late race yellow took away the lead, but another chance through strategy got the Brazilian back up front before the end of the race.
In the end, it wasn’t enough to catch CFH Racing for the win. Castroneves, driving for Team Penske, is considered to be part of one of the big three organizations in the series as typically, Team Penske, Chip Ganassi Racing and Andretti Autosport.
Though slowly, CFH Racing is joining them in company with their second win of the season. Castroenves says that it’s a direct result of the hard work by CFH Racing so far this season.
“They put themselves in the right place at the right time,” he commented. “People say maybe it’s lucky, but it’s better to be lucky than good. I wish I would be lucky than good, I mean didn’t get a win yet this year. It just proves that the series is competitive, among Penske, the Ganassi, the Andretti, they are making a great statement, and putting themselves out there, and showing in the Verizon IndyCar Series if you work hard it pay off.”
