Scott Dixon
Scott Dixon
Scott Ronald Dixon MNZMis a New Zealand professional racing driver. Competing for Chip Ganassi Racing since joining IndyCar, Dixon has won the championship in 2003, 2008, 2013, and 2015, and he won the 92nd Indianapolis 500 in 2008 from pole position. With 39 wins, Dixon is the leading non-U.S. driver in American Championship Cars, and is the leading driver in the current IndyCar Series with 38 wins...
ProfessionRace Car Driver
Date of Birth22 July 1980
CityBrisbane, Australia
answer belts brakes engine fall four issues knock seemed select start team three
We had brake issues to start with, then a gearbox, then brakes again. Then we had some engine belts fall off three or four times. Yeah, and we couldn't select some gears. I thought, eventually, it was going to knock us off the lead, but the team seemed to have an answer every time.
confident great hold start sure
I was confident we could hold them off before the yellow, but wasn't sure about the restart. We got a great start though.
definitely honda last pass passing people rear reason speed start tires unless year
I don't think there will be the passing that there was last year for some reason unless the tires get really bad. The rear tires could get bad, and that is when people will start making mistakes. Last year, the Honda definitely had the speed to pass down the straight.
broke front second somehow tires turn
We went into the second stint on tires and somehow broke the front wing. I just couldn't turn right.
car clicked confident courses good great handling hold laps needed passes power ran road strong sure team weekend
The team has been working so good on the road courses this year. The whole weekend really clicked for us. I thought it was a really good race. We made the passes when we needed to -- and we had the power and the handling to do it. We had a really good car and the whole team did a great job. I was confident we could hold them off before the yellow, but wasn't sure about the re-start. We got a great start, though, and ran some really strong laps at the end.
level money playing
There's not as much money in the series, but it's a level playing field.
everybody few goes quicker
You all know going into it that that's part of the deal, ... It's frustrating. Everybody goes quicker after a few laps. We weren't the quickest.
everybody happens hoping needs
That's what everybody has been hoping for for a long time. If it happens it will be huge. It just needs to happen, one way or another.
sort teammates
We get on pretty good. But we've sort of been teammates for years.
car few finding found picking quite setup
We've found quite a few other things with the setup of our car over the first test. It's a big help. I think here you are always picking up speed. You are always finding little things, so I think it will be an advantage.
car clue fast race slow speed trying turn
I didn't have a clue what was going on in the race all day. I was just trying to go as fast as the car would let me, but I couldn't turn the car on the slow speed corners.
bit lead pit stops tough week
This whole week it was clicking, ... The pit stops were great. We got a bit of a lead there, but it was tough to pass. I'm just overwhelmed.
cars piece seemed strong throughout
We had some strong cars throughout the year, but it seemed we were never able to piece it together,
car good today
It's disappointing, but having a car that good today bodes well for (Indy).