{"id":1625,"date":"2026-09-04T16:04:34","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T19:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/?p=1625"},"modified":"2026-09-04T16:04:35","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T19:04:35","slug":"castroneves-praises-schumacher-after-meyer-shank-move-delivered-a-lot-of-speed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/indy\/castroneves-praises-schumacher-after-meyer-shank-move-delivered-a-lot-of-speed\/","title":{"rendered":"Castroneves praises Schumacher after Meyer Shank move: \u2018Delivered a lot of speed\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">News summary<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>H\u00e9lio Castroneves praised Mick Schumacher\u2019s first IndyCar season<\/strong>, highlighting the German\u2019s quick adaptation and speed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Schumacher was announced by Meyer Shank Racing on Friday as <strong>Felix Rosenqvist\u2019s replacement for 2027<\/strong> and will drive the No. 66 Honda.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Castroneves believes Schumacher and Marcus Armstrong give Meyer Shank Racing <strong>strong expectations for the 2027 season<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">H\u00e9lio Castroneves has welcomed <strong>Mick Schumacher to Meyer Shank Racing<\/strong> and praised the German\u2019s performance during his rookie IndyCar season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Castroneves, who is a co-owner of Meyer Shank Racing alongside Mike Shank and Jim Meyer, spoke to <strong>GRANDE PR\u00caMIO<\/strong> after the team confirmed Schumacher as its new driver for the 2027 season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Schumacher will move from Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing to Meyer Shank Racing after the 2026 season, replacing Felix Rosenqvist. The German will drive the <strong>No. 66 Honda<\/strong>, while Marcus Armstrong will move to the No. 60 entry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The announcement ended speculation over the seat, with <a href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/indy\/meyer-shank-confirms-mick-schumacher-for-2027-indycar-season\/\"><strong>Meyer Shank Racing confirming Schumacher as part of its 2027 IndyCar lineup<\/strong><\/a> on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although Schumacher currently sits <strong>23rd in the 2026 championship with 205 points<\/strong>, Castroneves believes the German has shown enough during his first season to justify the move.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAll of us at Meyer Shank Racing are very happy to welcome Mick Schumacher, our new driver for the 2027 Indy season,\u201d Castroneves told <strong>GRANDE PR\u00caMIO<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe excitement is huge on both sides. It\u2019s really cool to have such an important surname in world motorsport at our team, and Mick is a driver who arrives with good credentials. He has done very well in his rookie season in IndyCar, proved that he learns very quickly and adapted very easily, while also delivering a lot of speed,\u201d Castroneves added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Schumacher\u2019s rookie campaign has included several notable moments. He was the <strong>top-finishing rookie in the 2026 Indianapolis 500<\/strong>, taking 18th place, and has continued to gain experience on both road courses and ovals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His ability to adapt to oval racing has been particularly important as he prepares for a second season in a championship that demands experience across very different types of circuits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt will be really cool to work with Schumacher and his whole team. Anyway, our expectations are the best with Mick and Marcus Armstrong for next year,\u201d Castroneves concluded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meyer Shank Racing enters the 2027 season after a landmark 2026 campaign that included <strong>Felix Rosenqvist\u2019s Indianapolis 500 victory<\/strong>, the team\u2019s second win in the event after Castroneves\u2019 triumph in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For Schumacher, the move represents an opportunity to build on his first year in IndyCar with a team that has already demonstrated its ability to win the series\u2019 biggest race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before turning his attention to Meyer Shank, however, Schumacher still has one race remaining with RLL. The <strong>2026 IndyCar season concludes at Laguna Seca this weekend<\/strong>, from September 4-6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/MSR_MSC-1024x684.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1020313732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/MSR_MSC-1024x684.webp 1024w, https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/MSR_MSC-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/MSR_MSC-768x513.webp 768w, https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/MSR_MSC-150x100.webp 150w, https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/MSR_MSC.webp 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mick Schumacher will drive for Meyer Shank Racing in the 2027 IndyCar season (Photo: Meyer Shank Racing)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FAQ<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Why did Meyer Shank Racing sign Mick Schumacher?<\/strong><br>The team was impressed by Schumacher\u2019s <strong>progress, adaptation and speed during his rookie IndyCar season<\/strong>, particularly his ability to adjust to oval racing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Which car will Schumacher drive at Meyer Shank Racing?<\/strong><br>Schumacher will drive the <strong>No. 66 Honda<\/strong> in 2027, while Marcus Armstrong will move to the No. 60.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What did H\u00e9lio Castroneves say about Schumacher?<\/strong><br>Castroneves praised Schumacher\u2019s quick learning process and adaptation to IndyCar, saying the German had <strong>\u201cdelivered a lot of speed\u201d<\/strong> during his rookie campaign.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>H\u00e9lio Castroneves praised Mick Schumacher\u2019s rookie IndyCar campaign and highlighted the German\u2019s quick adaptation and pace after his move to Meyer Shank Racing for 2027<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1020313753,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"42wp_featured_image_caption":"Castroneves backs Schumacher\u2019s IndyCar progress ahead of Meyer Shank move","42wp_featured_image_credits":"IndyCar","42wp_featured_video":"","42wp_ai_content_disclaimer":"","42wp_is_ai_content":false,"42wp_featured_image_hidden":false,"42wp_authors_list":[],"footnotes":"","42wp_hide_from_automatic":false,"42wp_breaking_news":false},"categories":[6],"tags":[181,9,338,216],"42wp_author":[14],"class_list":["post-1625","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indy","tag-helio-castroneves","tag-indycar","tag-meyer-shank-racing","tag-mick-schumacher","42wp_author-daniel-balsa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1625","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1625"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1625\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1628,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1625\/revisions\/1628"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1020313753"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1625"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1625"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1625"},{"taxonomy":"42wp_author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/42wp_author?post=1625"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}