Nasr Leads Final Thermal IndyCar Test Day with Team Penske
Felipe Nasr topped the timing sheets at The Thermal Club IndyCar test, setting an unofficial lap time of 1m40.947s in Team Penske's No. 3 Chevrolet during the final run of the day.
Race car being loaded onto trailer
Test Results:
- Felipe Nasr (Team Penske) - 1m40.947s
- Hunter McElrea (Ed Carpenter Racing) - 1m41.071s
- Logan Sargeant (Meyer Shank Racing) - 1m41.139s
- Louis Foster (RLL Racing) - 1m41.432s
- Enzo Fittipaldi (Arrow McLaren) - 1m41.833s
- Toby Sowery (Dale Coyne Racing) - 1m42.021s
Notable highlights:
- F1 veteran Logan Sargeant completed 84 laps in his IndyCar testing debut
- Enzo Fittipaldi's session was cut short due to car issues
- Toby Sowery faced engine problems, limiting him to 27 laps
Nasr, working with Josef Newgarden's Indy 500-winning engineer Luke Mason, focused primarily on energy recovery system (ERS) development. His experience with hybrid systems in Formula 1 and the Porsche 963 GTP program made him particularly valuable for testing the hybrid IndyCar package ahead of the 2025 season.
"It was a very productive day," Nasr commented, emphasizing that sharing his hybrid racing experience was the main goal, with the fastest lap time being a bonus. The test conditions featured relatively cool temperatures for the Coachella Valley region, with most teams focusing on development pieces and setup concepts rather than outright speed.