– This time it’s bitter: IndyCar rookie Mick Schumacher (Rahal-Honda) has once again missed out on advancing to the second segment (Q2 or “Fast 12”) in qualifying for the Arlington Grand Prix. His time of 1:34.839 minutes in his qualifying group 1 was not enough to make it into Q2 on the brand-new street circuit in the US state of Texas.
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The weekend had actually taken a promising turn for the German on Saturday morning in the second free practice session, when he spent a long time in the top 10. However, when the red-marked soft tires (“Reds”) were fitted in qualifying, the rookie driving for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (RLL) was unable to improve sufficiently.
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Schumacher will start Sunday’s 70-lap race from 17th place and thus from the 9th row of the grid. Louis Foster, one of his two teammates, also failed to make it into the twelve-car Q2 segment in Group 1. Graham Rahal in the third Rahal-Honda is driving in Group 2.
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