"But, as far as the balance of the car goes, you need to be really aggressive here to be fast, especially in qualifying, so it is difficult. Everyone has the perception that this car is easy to drive, but I think, if you look at the Kansas race and you look at the Homestead race, they seem to be more difficult to drive. I don't know why. They added some intrusion panels to the front of the car, so that might have affected the balance."
Experience is the key therefore, according to Luyendyk, who feels that past knowledge of the cars may play into his hands and those of fellow 'veterans' like current Champ Car Atlantic champion - and AFS/AGR team-mate - Rafael Matos.
"I think AGR and AFS did an amazing job putting this effort together," the Brazilian added, "We've been quick everywhere we went. I think we perform really well everywhere, every race. We missed a little bit in Homestead, but we certainly had a very fast car in St Pete. We won a race, and could have won the second race as well. In Kansas, again, we missed a little bit, but it was exactly the opposite problem we had in Homestead.
"However, we had a really good test here at Indianapolis a month ago. We certainly think that we have a very fast car for qualifying and, hopefully, we'll nail the set-up for the race this time. We have a lot of momentum going, and I think we have everything we need in the team to perform well. We just need to put everything together and go for the victory."
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