Foyt, Al Unser and Rick Mears – to earn four Indianapolis 500 triumphs. I can’t wait to get to Indy and show those young kids – and other team owners – I’m still around, still able to deliver!”Ĭastroneves this month aims to become only the fourth driver in Indy car history – along with A.J. But if you have the fire and you know you’re still able to produce, there’s no problem with motivation, and that’s how I feel. It’s like Mario Andretti – I know he didn’t want to retire even when he got to 53! I mean, obviously you can still have the fire but not be as fast as before and then you should forget about it. “When you love racing, if you want to be doing it so strongly and you have the fire and you know you’re still competitive, you take care of yourself and keep yourself in shape. I sent him back, ‘Hey Mike, age is just a number, buddy!’ and you know, I really mean that. “It’s funny that after the race yesterday, Mike Hull texted me and said he was pleased to see me driving with enthusiasm and determination like a 20-year-old kid. Regarding the physical demands of Ind圜ar, 45-year-old Castroneves said he feels up for the task. “So I’m excited to see what options I have. I’ve learned so much from Team Penske, and my work ethic is still there, and I think I’m driving at least as good as ever. “A different team will be a new challenge,” said Castroneves, “but I think I can still bring a lot to someone else’s program. Now Castroneves has five more sportscar races with Penske, according to the very latest yet still tentative 2020 IMSA schedule plus again a fourth Penske-Chevrolet in the Indianapolis 500, alongside Simon Pagenaud, Will Power and Josef Newgarden. Yet while Montoya and Cameron clinched the IMSA Prototype title for Acura Team Penske in 2019, Castroneves and Taylor have suffered more of the team’s ill fortune over the last two-and-a-half seasons, so that yesterday’s triumph was only their second together. However, he recognized that the opportunity to remain both part of Penske and be involved in a ‘works’ Acura/Honda Performance Development project was highly attractive – especially as Penske would also be able to offer him an extra Ind圜ar for the Indy 500 (and the preceding GP of Indianapolis). In his last full Ind圜ar season, 2017, Castroneves scored a win and three pole positions and finished fourth in the championship, and at the time he quietly admitted he didn’t feel ready to quit open-wheel racing.
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