Sebring Readies For Final IndyCar Pre-Season Test With Full 27-Car Field
The full NTT IndyCar Series field will gather at Sebring International Raceway for the final pre-season test before the St. Petersburg season opener. All 27 drivers from 11 teams will participate in the two-day event on Sebring's short course.
Testing Schedule:
- Monday: Group 1 (14 drivers) - 9am-1pm
- Monday: Group 2 (13 drivers) - 1:30-5:30pm
- Tuesday: Group 2 - 9am-12:30pm
- Tuesday: Group 1 - 1:30-5:00pm
IndyCar testing at Sebring
Andretti Global's Kyle Kirkwood notes the importance of this test, especially with the new hybrid system implementation: "There's a lot of learning that you have to do prior to the season, that you only get essentially one day of testing to figure out."
Key Hybrid System Updates:
- Chevrolet and Honda will test new deployment strategies for the energy recovery systems (ERS)
- Current system provides 60hp peak power boost
- Plans to extend deployment duration of the supercapacitor-based hybrids
- Previous setup reserved 30% battery capacity for self-starting
- New approach will allocate more charge for performance boosts
If successful at Sebring, the modified hybrid deployment strategy could debut at the St. Petersburg season opener.
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