Power will react after failure in advance in fast 6 A Detroit


Will Power He has shared his thoughts after his classification session at the Detroit Grand Prix. The Australian driver did not advance in the Fast Six round to compete for the Pole's position.

It Team Penske The driver, who had a need for redeeming qualification, especially on the back of the controversy that saw him disqualified during the Indy 500 event, could only gather one ninth place for the race. The 44 -year -old seemed surprised by his qualification position and, in his interaction with the media, did not contain his thoughts.

Reflecting on his classification in a video shared in X (Before Twitter) for Indycar, Will Power stated:

“I mean, it was a good lap, I think I lost a little braking (shift) 3 because the lap before I closed, but I just needed to go around before. It is where the tire was at its best. One tenth comes to us.

You just leave a little bit of something somewhere, you won't. Um, yes, but it's not a big problem here. It is very chaos. I never liked this lap. I was like, is it only the ninth?! I was like, my God. “

The result of Will Power, though disappointing, was the second best in his Penske team. The Mooreville -based team witnessed none of their qualification drivers in the final classification round, with Scott McLaughlin, who ranked 8th, and Josef Newgarden Qualifying the 24th after hitting the barriers during his career.

However, since the Detroit Grand Prix is ​​known for being a fallen with Mayhem, Power and his teammates could face substantial points during the main race.

Will Power Barreled Kyle Kirkwood during Detroit GP practice

In front of the qualifying rounds, Will Power had a pretty surprising moment when he became Kyle Kirkwood during the internship session. The 44 -year -old Kirkwood expelled him from the court.

The situation deployed when the veteran of the Penske team, who sought to set a time, seemed to have been obstructed by the Andretti autosport Driver. However, instead of climbing around Kirkwood until he got a clean gap to start a lap, Will Power chose to push him on the track with the front wing until he was cleaned.

The rather unusual movement left several that were bewildered, questioning the thought process of Penske veteran to push Kirkwood. During his interaction with the press, Power explained his reasons for the unorthodox push on the court.

Speaking in a video shared to X for Indycar, he said:

“Well, I approached and, you know, was right in the center and I contacted, so I thought,” Well, I can also get a gap. “So I only pushed him in front of the car in front of him, I only moved him away from the way and had a very nice gap.

So, yes, if I had not touched it anymore … I was like: “Well, I play it, so I could continue to push it and get a gap.” I have a good gap and finished my career very well. “”

The crash left Will Power with a damaged front wing and the Indycar series two times had to change to a new front wing to complete the rest of the session. Kirkwood, meanwhile, seemed to be no damage to the back of the car and still managed to travel faster lap during the internship session.