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Juan Pablo Montoya is looking for a change of fortunes after finishing out of the points for the third time in five races in Toronto on Sunday.
After starting ninth on the grid, Montoya made his way into the top five before a yellow flag ruined his pit strategy and contact with a tyre barrier which proved to be the final nail in his race's coffin.
"Yeah, it's terrible. On Friday, I made a mistake and went into the wall so we got behind," he said. "In the morning yesterday we had a misfire with the engine and didn't do any laps before qualifying. We didn't qualify as well as we could. We knew we had a good race car though."
"The DeVilbiss Chevy was really good. I passed a lot of people and had a lot of fun. I thought I had an easy podium if not more. We missed a pit call by about two seconds. I started at the back. I was running with the No. 28 (Ryan Hunter-Reay) there late and went to turn with him, but the No. 41 (Jack Hawksworth) was in the wall and there was nowhere to go. It seems like every weekend there is something, and it's getting really old really fast."
The former Formula One star won the season opening race in St. Petersburg, but has not figured in the championship fight since. Meanwhile his Penske team mates Simon Pagenaud, Will Power, and Helio Castroneves occupy the top three positions in the points standings.
It is a stark contrast to last season, where Montoya led the points from day one, only missing out on the championship to Scott Dixon in the final race of the season, a race which awarded double points.
"Man, my luck right now is terrible and I cannot catch a break," said Montoya, who is nearing the end of his contract with IndyCar powerhouse Team Penske.
"I want to stay in IndyCars but it's not my call," he said. "I know I can still race with anybody out here."
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