That's probably another thing is I'm in the car all the time. So, that is a little bit physical, not quite as physical as, you know, probably running on a stair climber or running on a treadmill, but it keeps you tuned in. I seem to feel good every day, and I'm 35 years old, I'm not young like these guy boys next to me. Sometimes there's the old bull and young bulls scenario, and hopefully some of the experience will pay off.
MC:
Sam, in recent memory, it seems that you have come to this track with a lot of momentum on your side in terms of performance at other tracks, yet this year, you come in trying to regain some momentum after a problem at Phoenix and an obvious situation at Japan. How much different is the mindset, and you also come in with Team Penske for the first time, how much different is the mindset getting ready for this month of May versus before?
SH:
Win. I don't know, maybe I always put too much pressure on myself. But I look at every race, this is another opportunity, no matter how we qualify or how we run in practice, how do I get myself to the front. I don't really get too discouraged. I don't ever really get too happy. It's just you kind of go about it day by day and try to keep yourself on, I guess, on an even keel and make sure that your emotions don't play in too much. This is the only track that really affects me like that, and I get a lot of emotions like that starting the race. That's probably why it's been so tough, but I've got another 16 races with experience this year at IndyCar competition, and I can try to learn something from Helio if he'll teach me, and then there's Rick Mears and Roger Penske...
HC:
You've been talking a lot with Rick....
SH:
I'm trying to learn! I don't know, I'm pretty excited coming into this year, I feel this is the best chance I've ever had, and that's a lot to do with more experience and just knowing more about racing. And everybody says 'oh, you've won two championships'. But if you don't keep learning, you're just going to fall by the wayside and not be very good anymore, so I keep trying to learn as much as I can.
Q:
I think a saw a G-Force on a set-up pad in the Penske garage. One of you guys going to drive it tomorrow?
HC:
Not me.
SH:
I guess that will be up to me, then. I don't know.
Q:
Have you driven one?
SH:
Not one of these models, I drove a 1999 G model that I ran one of my first IndyCar races in, but I have not driven in one of the '03 to '05 ones. But we were going to test it last year here in October, but never got the chance to. We just did the installation check, and that's all we got done.
MC:
Helio, you'll only be looking for your third win in four starts here, no real pressure on you. You come in as arguably, you are the most successful driver ever in his first three starts at the Speedway. Does it feel that way?
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