This is it: the IndyCar Series. 
What you’ve been practicing for. 
By now, you should know how to handle your car, 
how to maximise performance back in the garage and get an edge over your competitors during qualification and in the race.
There’s a championship with your name on it. 
You’ve got sixteen races to prove yourself out there.
The IndyCar Series takes place across a number of states, from California right across to Florida, 
There’s also the new race in Japan to contend with.
so as you’d imagine the climate varies greatly between each track. 
Finally, the most important thing you need to be able to do is go the distance, 
not winning all the races but finishing as many as you can. 
If you have a minor accident but there’s still time for your pit crew to fix it so you can get back out there, then do it. 
You may not finish first, or even in the top five, but you’ll finish, 
and the higher you finish, the more points you get. And it’s points that win the season, simple as that. 
Those extra two points that you gained by returning to the race after an accident 
may mean the difference between winning and losing the championship.
Also bear in mind that as well as winning points for your finishing position, 
you can gain two extra bonus points if you lead the race for the most laps.
For this final test, you’ll get the chance to re-enact my Bombardier Rookie of the Year-winning performance in the final race at Texas.
In the second-to-last race of the series, 
I was in second place in the rookie standings behind Roger Yasukawa with two hundred seventy-seven points. 
Roger had two hundred eighty-one points.
At Texas, Roger finished tenth, which earned him an extra twenty points and a grand total of three hundred and one. 
This meant that I would have to score at least twenty-five points to win outright, 
which meant a finish of seventh place or higher. 
Thankfully, I had a great race with my best finish to date. 
I finished third, netting a cool thirty-five points, and captured the Bombardier Rookie of the Year season title.
For this test, you’ll be starting part-way through the race. 
You need to finish at least seventh to pass, but I know you can do better. Good luck.
Dummy
Dummy
Good job, you finished in the top seven and secured Bombardier Rookie of the Year championship – you get the bronze.
Dummy
Excellent run, thanks to you I’ve won the Bombardier Rookie of the Year championship – you win the silver medal.
Dummy
Oh my, that was an awesome race, you came first! What an amazing performance! Even better than me! Thanks to you, I’ve won the Bombardier Rookie of the Year championship! That’s a Masterclass gold award.
Dummy
Hey, too bad. With that performance, you would have cost me the Bombardier Rookie of the Year championship. But never mind -- you can always try again.
Three, two, one, GO!
At Phoenix International Raceway in Arizona, 
the track is going to be a lot hotter than at somewhere like Nazareth Speedway in the Northeast. 
And a hotter track usually means more grip, but it also can be so hot that it’s slick and tricky.
And at somewhere like Pikes Peak in Colorado, the air pressure is lower 
due to the higher altitude so you dial in a bit more wing than usual as less air means less downforce.
This variation in climate between tracks means you have to make sure your car is set up right for the conditions. 
So take your time before each race to ensure that you’re prepared for qualifying and the race ahead.