Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey
NTT INDYCAR SERIES
PRACTICE NOTES/QUOTES – September 9, 2022
LUNDGAARD, HARVEY AND RAHAL SET THE 15TH, 19TH AND 20TH FASTEST TIMES IN PRACTICE 1 OF THE FIRESTONE GRAND PRIX OF MONTEREY
1) Josef Newgarden 1:11.4103 / 112.824 mph
15) Christian Lundgaard 1:12.3193 / 111.406 mph
19) Jack Harvey 1:12.9774 / 110.401 mph
20) Graham Rahal 1:13.0487 / 110.294 mph
GRAHAM RAHAL, No. 15 United Rentals Dallara/Honda/Firestone: “The car was way off what it was at the test; it’s so loose. From the first lap, it was unbelievably loose. On the reds (Firestone alternate tires), I can’t even get them up to temp I’m so sideways all the time. We tried two different setups and I have no clue what it’s behaving like it is. It’s like we have no diff (differential). I can’t control the car so we have to go back and look at the data and figure out what is happening.”
CHRISTIAN LUNDGAARD, No. 30 PeopleReady Dallara/Honda/Firestone: “It was an interesting session. We started off pretty well, the car seemed to be handling quite okay in a decent window which was very positive from the get-go. I think we struggled a little more toward the end, making sure the car was in that window we started in. I’m sure there is more pace to be found, the end result was for sure not our maximum potential so I’m not too worried for tomorrow and the rest of the weekend.”
JACK HARVEY, 45 Hy-Vee Dallara/Honda/Firestone: “It was a weird session because I felt like we really unloaded out of the box, not bad. I think we had a top-10 lap time. I made a small mistake and it didn’t show it but I went slower on (the typically faster) reds than I did on blacks so that is confusing. Yeah, it was a weird one”
RAHAL LETTERMAN LANIGAN RACING AT LAGUNA SECA … The 2022 Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey will mark the 15th Indy car event for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (RLL) at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca and second here since 12 consecutive races at the track from 1992-2003. The team has also competed in ALMS and IMSA races here from 2009-2021 as BMW M Team RLL and has earned three wins, three poles and a total of 11 podium finishes to date – including pole and a second-place finish in 2019. The team finished third at the May 1, 2022 race. The Indy car team has earned three wins, three poles and a total of six podiums (1st – Herta 1998-1999; Papis 2001; 2nd – Herta 1996; 3rd: B. Rahal 1992, Papis 1999) including three straight pole positions (Herta 1997-1999).
NEXT UP: Practice 2 will take place tomorrow from 10:15-11:15 a.m. PT and qualifying will take place from 2:05-3:20 p.m. PT. Peacock will broadcast all sessions live. Timing and Scoring information and live streaming video is also available for all sessions from www.indycar.com and includes live commentary. The Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey will be televised live on NBC beginning at 3 PM ET Sunday, September 11.