Although fuel levels and even push-to-pass boost data was kept largely secret between the five teams that were testing at the Sebring short course, 28-year-old Blomqvist’s best effort was nonetheless an impressive 0.33sec clear of his nearest opposition, Formula 2 race winner Juri Vips in the Rahal Letterman Lanigan-Honda.
Afterward, Blomqvist – who finished the 2014 Formula 3 Euroseries sandwiched between Esteban Ocon and Max Verstappen – admitted that picking up his open-wheel career had strong appeal.
