{"id":28632,"date":"2023-03-25T16:41:56","date_gmt":"2023-03-25T20:41:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/?p=28632"},"modified":"2023-03-25T16:42:47","modified_gmt":"2023-03-25T20:42:47","slug":"clashing-at-the-circuit-ncts-at-circuit-of-the-americas-extended-highlights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/2023\/03\/clashing-at-the-circuit-ncts-at-circuit-of-the-americas-extended-highlights\/","title":{"rendered":"Clashing at the Circuit: NCTS at Circuit of The Americas | Extended Highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Clashing at the Circuit: NCTS at Circuit of The Americas | Extended Highlights\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1P-HJbgTN6k?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>AUSTIN CINDRIC, No. 2 Discount Tire Ford Mustang \u2013 HOW DID YOU THINK YOUR QUALIFYING WENT?<\/strong>&nbsp;\u201cYeah, good execution by everyone in our Discount Ford Mustang in qualifying. I feel like this weekend, more than others, qualifying will certainly have an impact on your ability to have a good finish \u2013 without the stage cautions. So, solid place to start, it gives us great pit selection. But, we\u2019re still lacking a bit of overall pace to try and challenge. I really thought I nailed my lap in the second round \u2013 just not enough. We\u2019re definitely focused on trying to have a good car for tomorrow, and I\u2019m hoping this pays off.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>HOW HAS THE CAR AND PACKAGE BEEN HERE AT CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICAS SO FAR?<\/strong>&nbsp;\u201cThe adjusted aero package certainly did the same things that we experienced at Phoenix. Just a lot less grip, a lot smaller window with the car. Being able to stay on-top of those things could be really important as the track and race evolves.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>DOES YOUR ROAD COURSE BACKGROUND HELP IN CUP?<\/strong>&nbsp;\u201cIn some ways it\u2019s apples and oranges. I don\u2019t think there\u2019s any car I drove GT racing that had this little downforce. So, I\u2019d say a go-kart might be closer to some of the GT cars I\u2019ve driven.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Jenson Button posted the fastest Ford time in Qualifying Round 1A.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>JENSON BUTTON, No. 15 Mobil 1 Ford Mustang \u2013 TELL US ABOUT YOUR RUN.<\/strong>&nbsp;\u201cThe car was moving around a lot. My first lap I definitely didn\u2019t get everything out of it. When you go out on old tires, you don\u2019t really get the best out of it. I already lost the rear. I mean, it was OK. We\u2019ll see. I\u2019m in front of one of my heroes from NASCAR, Kevin Harvick, so it\u2019s not so bad. It\u2019s a pretty good day.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>HAS ANYTHING FROM GARAGE 56 HELPED YOU BRIDGE THE LEARNING CURVE?<\/strong>&nbsp;\u201cI think in terms of the weight, yes. In terms of everything else, I think it\u2019s probably hindered me more than anything else. You brake at the three-marker everywhere here and then in Cup car, you brake before the four-marker. So, certain things are very different \u2013 we have traction control in that as well. Some things have hurt me, some things have helped me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE SECTOR AT CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICAS?<\/strong>&nbsp;\u201cThe first sector is really tough. In an F1 car through the esses, it\u2019s pretty awesome and very fast-flowing \u2013 pretty easy in an F1 car. In this car, it is not easy. You\u2019re bouncing over the curbs, there\u2019s a lot of movement \u2013 front, rear roll. So that\u2019s the trickiest section but if you get it right, it\u2019s very rewarding. The best section for me is Turn 12 and the slow corners there. Just because I think that\u2019s my most competitive sector. That\u2019s why I like it. If I was slow there, I wouldn\u2019t like it. That, for me, is the best sector. I struggle in the carousel, the long right-hander \u2013 a little bit understeer and oversteer. It\u2019s getting used to the car bouncing, hitting bumps\u2026 just not used to that yet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>HOW ARE YOU ACCLIMATING?<\/strong>&nbsp;\u201cIt\u2019s been all good. The team has been fantastic to be fair, and it has really helped me get into a groove. The people I\u2019m working with at Stewart-Haas Racing and Rick Ware Racing have been fantastic. Really, really good. 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