There’s something about Alexander Rossi that suggests that moving to Arrow McLaren SP-Chevrolet is already doing him good. His once languid air and occasionally insouciant replies have all but disappeared. It’s like he’s gained a couple of tenths through sheer enthusiasm for his new role: he looks and sounds genuinely eager.
The change has probably broadened his vista, so he knows 2023 is going to be a voyage of discovery, rather than a retread of his own tracks. The last seven years spent at Andretti Autosport-Honda taught Rossi to expect to be very strong on street tracks, to shine at some of the road courses, to run midfield on most ovals and sparkle at the Indy 500. Extracting the most from the car on the bad days was going to define whether he had a championship hope.
