Despite starting only 14th, he ended up leading 50 of the 75 laps, beating two drivers – Simon Pagenaud and Will Power – who between them have won eight of the 11 IndyCar races on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s road course.
“The most interesting thing is you never have a car that works in the wet and the dry – it's just not possible,” said Herta, “but it happened today.
