{"id":7004,"date":"2024-05-07T12:00:06","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T16:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/?p=7004"},"modified":"2024-05-08T12:01:20","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T16:01:20","slug":"podium-finish-for-sedgwick-and-pt-autosport-at-miami","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sundaymanagement.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/07\/podium-finish-for-sedgwick-and-pt-autosport-at-miami\/","title":{"rendered":"Podium finish for Sedgwick and PT Autosport at Miami"},"content":{"rendered":"

Controversial call leaves Sedgwick left to contemplate what might have been\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

MIAMI (7 May 2024) \u2013 PT Autosport with JDX Racing and driver Alex Sedgwick captured a podium finish in race two of the Porsche Carrera Cup North America doubleheader at the Formula One Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix. But the team was left to ponder what might have been, after a disputed penalty cost the team its first series victory.<\/p>\n

Sedgwick and the No. 98 PT Autosport Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car dominated the weekend, taking pole position for both races and leading wire-to-wire in Saturday\u2019s race one \u2013 only to have officials deem that he had moved lanes on the start, despite in-car video that the team believed showed otherwise. Sedgwick came back on Sunday and finished a strong second in race two.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile it\u2019s frustrating, the way everything happened, I\u2019m happy with our overall performance,\u201d said Sedgwick. \u201cTwo poles and a podium, and we know the pace is there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fast straight out of the box in Friday\u2019s first practice, Sedgwick set the quickest time by .317 over JDX Racing teammate Zachary Vanier. Sedgwick slotted in at P5 in the second practice, late in the day \u2013 with the top nine separated by less than a second.<\/p>\n

Sedgwick came out flying in race one qualifying Saturday morning, setting the fastest lap of the weekend (a 1:57.164) on his first timed lap. As he continued to work on race setup, the rest of the 17-car Pro class field took their best shots, with no one able to best Sedgwick\u2019s time, as the 25-year-old Warwickshire, UK native captured his first Porsche Carrera Cup North America pole position \u2013 and the first pole for PT Autosport.<\/p>\n

As the last activity on track Saturday evening, the 35-car field prepared to take the green flag \u2013 but with the second and third place drivers tangling just before the line, making it look as though Sedgwick had changed lanes. Officials, without the chance to see Sedgwick\u2019s in-car camera, which revealed he had not adjusted his racing line, gave him a 10-second penalty which was assessed post-race. Sedgwick drove as hard as he could through the race to stretch the lead to finish as high as possible, but an incident with 15 minutes to go meant the race finished under yellow. The resulting bunching up of the field meant that Sedgwick finished P15 \u2013 but on pole again for Sunday\u2019s race.<\/p>\n

\u201cI truly felt as though I got a good start,\u201d said Sedwick. \u201cI don\u2019t know how I could have done anything differently.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sedgwick hugged the inside line at the green flag on Sunday but found himself in much grippier conditions into turn 1 as he got stuck on the inside, with several cars sliding to the outside and taking advantage. Sedgwick momentarily dropped back to fourth but put his head and his foot down, making solid passes up to second behind Vanier. But an incident involving multiple cars back in the field brought out a lengthy full course caution to clean the debris field. An incident on the restart brought out yet another yellow, with the race finally going green with only three minutes remaining.<\/p>\n

Sedgwick stapled himself to Vanier, looking to make a move, and saw his opportunity at the exit of turn 11, taking the curbs to slide into the lead. But knowing all four of his wheels had been over the line, Sedgwick let Vanier back by to avoid another penalty and put the No. 98 Porsche back in Vanier\u2019s rearview mirror \u2013 but unable to get by before the checkered flag, in a race that had only nine minutes of green flag running.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was given a lot tighter criteria of how and where I had to drive the car to the line,\u201d said Sedgwick. \u201cI broke at the same point I did yesterday and there was just a ton more grip, which caught me a bit off guard a bit, and that\u2019s how Zach got by, I should have done better there. We had the pace and should have been able to get by, but we never had the time. I had the one opportunity and I had to take it \u2013 after I gave the position back, he knew what I was going to do, so the opportunity never came back.\u201d<\/p>\n

PT Autosport team principal Jason Myers was understandably frustrated by the weekend\u2019s outcome but impressed with Sedgwick\u2019s resilience.<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously this weekend was less than optimal, but not from Alex\u2019s performance – he was outstanding,\u201d said Myers. \u201cFastest in FP1, double pole, led every single lap of the first race and then a solid P2 in race 2. JDX gave him an amazing car, and we were very happy to be showcasing our new partners STEAM Sports Foundation, Classic Car Club Manhattan, and New Jersey Motorsports Park.\u201d<\/p>\n

Next up for PT Autosport and the Porsche Carrera Cup North America will be another Formula 1 weekend on June 7-9, joining the Canadian Grand Prix at Montreal\u2019s Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. The races will be broadcast live in the U.S., on IMSA.tv, the NBC Peacock streaming app and PorscheCarreraCup.us.<\/p>\n

PT Autosport would like to thank partners STEAM Sports Foundation, Classic Car Club Manhattan and New Jersey Motorsports Park, as well as JDX Racing partners Byers\/Porsche Columbus, and Renier Construction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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