David Malukas is still looking for his first IndyCar win, but the Team Penske driver is proud of his recent gains.
The 24-year-old has been much more competitive on road courses this season, and he pins those gains on his hard work between events.
“I always put a lot of pressure on myself,” said Malukas at Road America. “No matter the situation, to keep getting better and looking at what you can do differently, right?
“You learn more from your losses than you do your wins.
“Every day, man, I feel like I’m changing so much. If I even look at myself now to one month ago, I feel like I’m a completely different driver.
“If I compare to last year, it’s not even relatable. Keep learning, learning. 24 years old, we still got time.”
Before this season, Malukas was becoming something of an oval specialist. His best results had all come in oval races and he struggled to find consistency on other track types.
In his first four seasons, the Chicago-based driver had earned five top five finishes, all of which had come on ovals.
This season, he already has an additional five top five finishes, and three of those have come on road courses.
“For me, I’m actually over the moon because here I am P2 on another road course, right?” continued Malukas. “It feels really good.
“I feel like before this season, it was ovals only. I worked so hard the off-season, even in between the races, the amount of simulator, looking at video, data.
“I look at video till I just get stick sick of it, learning, gain what I can. Now I can say road courses, street courses, ovals, it feel good that I’m always there on all three.”
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