▁score ▁two ▁wins ▁for ▁Schmidt ▁at ▁Detroit ▁Round ▁ 2 ▁and ▁Baltimore , ▁finishing ▁third ▁in ▁points . ▁V aut ier ▁was ▁released ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁and ▁replaced ▁by ▁Russian ▁driver ▁Mik h ail ▁A les hin . ▁P ag ena ud ▁would ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁inaug ural ▁GP ▁of ▁Indian apolis ▁and ▁finish ▁ 5 th ▁in ▁points . ▁A les hin ▁would ▁carry ▁multiple ▁top - 1 0 ▁finish es ▁with ▁a ▁best ▁finish ▁of ▁second ▁at ▁Houston ▁round ▁ 2 . ▁However , ▁a ▁crash ▁at ▁Font ana ▁ruled ▁him ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁finale , ▁and ▁vis a ▁restrictions ▁forced ▁A les hin ▁to ▁sit ▁out ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁P ag ena ud ▁would ▁leave ▁for ▁Team ▁P ens ke , ▁with ▁SP M ▁taking ▁on ▁James ▁Hin ch cl iffe ▁and ▁James ▁J akes . ▁While ▁the ▁team ▁would ▁have ▁a ▁ 1 - 3 ▁finish ▁at ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Ind y ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁of ▁Louisiana ▁with ▁Hin ch cl iffe ▁winning , ▁the ▁season ▁would ▁come ▁und one ▁at ▁Indian apolis . ▁During ▁qual ifying . ▁Hin ch cl iffe ▁crash ed ▁hard ▁in ▁turns ▁ 1 - 2 ▁and ▁was ▁air l ift ed ▁to ▁a ▁hospital . ▁Event ually ▁forced ▁out ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁inj uries , ▁Ryan ▁Br is co e ▁and ▁Con or ▁Dal y ▁( who ▁drove ▁a ▁No . ▁ 4 3 ▁car ▁at ▁the ▁Ind y ▁ 5