Felix Rosenqvist has been fast in every race car and series he’s ever been in. Joining up with the Meyer Shank Indy car team in 2024, he started nicely with a heat-race win in the non-points Thermal Grand Prix race and he followed that up with a pole position at the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach. We caught up with him at the press luncheon just a couple of days before he earned that pole. In this interview he tells us about starting the new season strongly, how he’s gelled with the team and also gave us a little insight about testing at Indianapolis and his experience racing Formula E and how that translates into the hybrid Indy car (which made its racing debut later in the season). Enjoy!
NOTE: Although Rosenqvist started on pole at Long Beach, he faded to 9th at the end. In the first two races of 2025, Rosenqvist finished 7th and 5th. He currently stands fifth in the championship heading into Long Beach.
By Larry Mason
Copyright © 2025 Larry Mason
Who’s number one? Felix Rosenqvist is after he earned pole position for the 2024 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach!
With a Ferris wheel looming large behind him, Rosenqvist rockets away from Turn 1 to enter the fountain complex by the Aquarium of the Pacific.
Unlike a leisurely drive through the park, Rosenqvist earned the first career pole for the Meyer Shank team at the 49th Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach. He beat all-time, series pole-winner Will Power to the first starting spot by 0.0039 seconds!
Inch perfect at the apex of the fountain corner is just one reason why Rosenqvist got pole position. Doing that for all 11 turns at the seaside track made this hard earned result very sweet indeed.
With his right front tire just coming down on the ground just after hammering the curbing in Turn 5, Rosenqvist focuses on putting the power down at the exit of this off-camber corner.
A little bit of air is all it takes to carry maximum speed through the deceivingly quick Turn 9 at Long Beach.
With the iconic Long Beach skyline in the background, you can see how close Rosenqvist gets to the inner concrete wall of the Turn 11 hairpin.
Here’s a closer look at “FRO” in the hairpin. Notice how his Meyer Shank team has placed the sponsor logos on the inner, upper portion of the aeroscreen, to garner extra TV exposure.
Interview and photos Copyright © by Larry Mason (unless otherwise noted)