Championship leader PatricioOWard pummeled his IndyCar rivals in his final flyer in FP1 at LongBeach
But it was Romain Grosjean who slotted into top spot with 10mins remaining, the St. Petersburg polesitter taking just 1m07.1049s to lap the course, 0.1184s faster than Ericsson.
Palou also clambered past Ericsson, while Herta bumped Ilott, before then claiming top spot, chipping 0.1241sec from Grosjean’s former benchmark. It was also the first 66s lap of the weekend, with the Andretti Autosport #26 lapping in 1m06.9808s. Ericsson produced the second to claim second, a mere 0.0051s off Herta, but then O’Ward produced a sparkling 1m06.6999, 0.28s faster than Herta, and an average of 106.219mph.
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