Helio Castroneves gives impression of NOLA Motorsports Park
Spending two days in Louisiana testing at NOLA, Helio Castroneves spoke about his thoughts on learning a brand new track.
When the IndyCar series takes the green flag on April 12 at NOLA Motorsports Park, it will be a lot of driver's first time throwing it down into turn one under race conditions ever. And that is no different for series veteran Helio Castroneves.
NOLA Motorsports Park is a 2.85 mile 16-turn purpose built road course about 20 mintes from New Orleans.
"First of all, is very technical. It’s going to produce amazing racing and I am sure people in new orleans are going to be excited," Castroneves said.
"This is very fast. We are talking about some corners with no elevation which poses problems for points of reference, but with every track there is a different characteristic, and this is another one. It's different, but fast. Last time I was in the car was in October so right now it's still kind of like getting the rhthme back together."
A little like Edmonton or Cleveland
When asked to compare this track to others that IndyCar visits, or has visited, Castroneves highlighted the amount of racing room on the track.
"This reminds me a little bit of Edmonton and Cleveland, when it was really fast and really wide. The difference is this is a race track, so it's really smooth. It's got a unique style."
Be part of Motorsport community
Join the conversationShare Or Save This Story
Top Comments
Track limits at Austin: where is the line?
Guy Martin still wants to race after huge shunt at Ulster
Beyond the limit: Experiencing the Ulster Grand Prix
Castroneves to substitute for Blomqvist for next two IndyCar rounds
Shank ecstatic with “epically big” maiden IndyCar pole
Castroneves: How I kept it under control to make Indy 500 history
Hendrick Motorsports will not appeal Bowman DQ
Hailie Deegan shifting to Indy NXT for 2025 with HMD Motorsports
How F1’s most famous engine unlocked the potential of Brabham's forgotten gem
How a faulty steering wheel created a tense IMSA title showdown
When McLaren conquered F1 and the Indy 500
How the wider motorsport world reacted to Senna’s death
The apprenticeship that will aid Ilott's IndyCar to WEC switch at Jota
The long evolution of Dallara's Indy 500 winner
Subscribe and access Motorsport.com with your ad-blocker.
From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. In order to keep delivering our expert journalism, our website uses advertising. Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker.
