Rookies get familiar with IndyCar at Sebring

SEBRING, Florida: With the first IndyCar races about a week away, rookies Spencer Pigot and Alexander Rossi have started familiarizing themselves with driving their race cars.

The two American drivers drove their race cars for the first time as part of a two-day test at Sebring International Raceway as teams prepared for the March 13 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg that opens the Verizon IndyCar Series this season.