Colton Herta’s crushing St Petersburg win, his rise to stardom and his emergence as Andretti’s new “top gun” is the main topic of this week’s episode of The Race IndyCar podcast, which also includes listeners’ questions.
JR Hildebrand joins The Race’s American Editor Jack Benyon to pick through Herta’s uncharacteristic victory in a series usually so close together, and how his ability to learn from mistakes is making him a feared competitor for the future.
With so many drivers withstanding blisters, Hildebrand explains how that can happen and the impact of humidity and IndyCar’s aeroscreen canopy on a driver’s performance.
Finally, the star rookie class is reviewed with Romain Grosjean saying humid St Pete was his hardest physical challenge, while there were signs of growth in Scott McLaughlin’s and Jimmie Johnson’s tricky weekends.
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