AO Racing’s PJ Hyett described his enjoyable experience at the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park before winning the IMSA Chevrolet Grand Prix.
The #99 AO Racing Oreca 07 LMP2 driver won last Sunday’s sprint round with his teammate, four-time IMSA SportsCar champion and reigning GTP champion Dane Cameron.
“I woke up on the right side of the bed this morning,” said Hyett, “absolutely love this race track and driving an LMP2 car around here.
“It’s such a phenomenal experience. When you’re sort of in the zone, you’re in the zone.
“I was having the time of my life driving out there today. It was really fun.”
After 6 pole positions amongst 11 attempts, he took his first win: “I’d say when you get it on pole and don’t convert it to a win, it’s a tough lesson to learn.
“So we’ve learned a lot of those lessons over the years, and to be able to pull away with a win today, it’s sort of this magical moment for the team and everybody who works so hard.
“For the times we don’t get on the podium, it all makes it worthwhile.
“So you have to savour these, that’s for sure.
“[Software engineers in motorsports] I don’t think people quite understand how much data is going on behind the scenes.
“There’s tons of engineering, and you know you’re looking at a lot of squiggly lines trying to figure out how to make these cars go fast […]
“There is a lot of science and data that goes on that I do think having that science background does help from time to time.”
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