Marcus Ericsson knows winning Indy 500 again won’t be easy, but he has a secret ingredient

International driving superstar Katherine Legge previews her fourth Indianapolis 500 says it's the 'most fun you can have' on 'Fox News Saturday Night with Jimmy Failla.'

On May 29, 2022, Marcus Ericsson was on top of the IndyCar world, having just driven 500 miles faster than anyone else on the planet.

At 31 years old, Ericsson earned his first Indy 500 victory. Not long before, he had been having trouble finding his footing in Formula One.

Ericsson joined F1 in 2014 and lasted for five seasons, but he never won a race. In fact, his best finish was an eighth-place run in 2015, and he had just 11 top-10s in his five-year stint there.

But today, he's in IndyCar lore.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM

Marcus Ericsson celebrates winning the 106th running of the Indianapolis 500 on May 28, 2022, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. (Grace Hollars/IndyStar/USA Today Network)

"The problem in F1 is it’s about being in the right car and right team to win. In F1, the same guys win. In F1, all the guys build their own car. So if you’re a big team with a lot of resources, it’s easy to build a very good car. If you’re a small team with less resources, it’s more difficult," Ericsson told Fox News Digital in a recent interview. "So over five years, I was on smaller teams and never got a chance to show what I could do. So IndyCar came up as an option, everyone has the same option, and you can set it up for you as a driver. Waking up on race day knowing I had a chance to win was something I really missed in Formula One."

Of course, no matter what circuit Ericsson is running, winning is difficult. There aren't milk, beer and champagne showers in victory lane for no reason. For Ericsson and racers alike, it's a mental game,