Kyle Larson looking to get his grip on 2025 INDYCAR ride

Kyle Larson has gotten to experience the feel of his new steering wheel, and it seems like he's ready to get back into an INDYCAR ride.

He’ll get his chance in a few weeks at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on April 23 and 24. Those are the test days for the Indy 500.

Last week, Arrow McLaren team members visited Larson so he could set his grips on the new steering wheel that teams are using this year. It also allowed Larson to learn about controls for the hybrid engine and boost that were implemented last summer.

"I did the grip stuff. And they had my wheel from last year, as well, so I could look and compare button location and stuff and all that," Larson told FOX Sports last week. "It’s tough. I don’t do it [all year] and I don’t really know where I want to put the buttons until I get in it and they ask me to change something.

"If your brain naturally goes to it, then it’s OK. But if not, we can always adjust. There are more buttons, more paddles, all stuff that you can customize. I don’t really know how it’s going to be until I get in the car and get to playing with all the stuff."

The hybrid adds weight to the car, so it might feel a little bit different for Larson. But the main thing will likely be learning how to manage the controls.

"The hybrid deal — I feel like you are a little bit busier. It sounds like maybe in the cockpit of engaging and disengaging that [boost from hybrid’s stored energy]," Larson said.

"I really don’t know how it works."

Larson has proven to be a quick learner, though. He doesn’t sweat the mechanical stuff and the intricacies of how things work. Instead, he focuses on what he needs to do in order to accomplish his job of going fast.

The test in April will be much different than a year ago when