Race No. 15
Molson Indy
Vancouver — Canada
August 29 — August 31, 1997
Friday Quotes from drivers and managers at Concord Pacific Place, Vancouver, Canada:| Index of Quotes available | ||
|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL ANDRETTI | SCOTT PRUETT | ALEX ZANARDI |
 | Kmart/Texaco/Havoline Swift Ford Cosworth XD |
| MICHAEL ANDRETTI | |
| "It's very important to start upfront, because track position is king here. It's very difficult to pass here, but it's very difficultmost everywhere because everyone is so close. It was probably the first time I've ever beenhere that I've actually had clear laps [during qualifying]. It probably worries me a little bit fortomorrow." | |
 | Brahma Sports Team Reynard Ford |
| SCOTT PRUETT | |
| "It's one of those deals where you have to work ashard as you can all the time. We'll analyze the data and see where we can make some changesto the car, and hopefully it will be enough to catch Alex. That's what our job is; to do the bestwe can do." | |
 | Target Chip Ganassi Racing Reynard Honda |
| ALEX ZANARDI | |
| "The circuit will probably get faster. Ipersonally hope that it will rain, so we don't have to put in a lot of effort to do it again. It'sgood to be facing this kind of problem [possibly clinching the PPG Cup championship thisweekend]. I don't know if there's any other approach to take. There are a million things thatcan go wrong and probably nine hundred thousand of them are out of your control. We'revery determined to get the best out of this year's championship because we know that nextyear is going to be a lot tougher." | |