Motorsport Off Topic Thread

[booyaka]

100% another yellow/red before this end still to come

lol - never a doubt

 

[chrismscotland]

Another red?

 

[Flibster]

It takes them a couple of laps to get everything going again, so it's going to be a 1 lap sprint?

 

[Psymonkee]

WTF!?! Why are they not being re-routed through the pitlane?! Insanity!

 

[chrismscotland]

It takes them a couple of laps to get everything going again, so it's going to be a 1 lap sprint?

I think so.... if they can even make a lap!

 

[Flibster]

Car parts going everywhere and the flag man still waving the green.

 

[chrismscotland]

There's certainly a few things I've seen in this race (and other Indy races to be fair) that make me realise how much F1 has done to maximise safety in recent years

 

[scarps]

Not sure its great being at the front, restarts have always had someone pass straight the way and generally its 3rd who gets to the front

 

[Feek]

Surely Ericsson's second Indy 500 now

Maybe. One lap out behind the safety car then away. It’s not unusual for the car in second to leapfrog the lead. Plus it’s Indy, slipstreaming is very common.

 

[Mad_Jay]

Didn't expect that, Masi must be in town wearing a cowboy hat.

 

[Flibster]

Blundell has an interesting idea there...

The Indycar Indy 24 Hours.

50 cars enter.

0 cars leave.

 

[booyaka]

Will be total carnage if only 1 lap - people will just throw any move to win.....

 

[Slam62]

Yeah

 

[Mad_Jay]

Marcus should just do a 'Pato slow start' and will get the win, plus the extra $400,000 for being a consecutive 500 winner.

 

[Feek]

I’ve done the F1 at Indy in 2001, I would like to experience the Indy 500 first hand.

 

[scarps]

Maybe. One lap out behind the safety car then away. It’s not unusual for the car in second to leapfrog the lead. Plus it’s Indy, slipstreaming is very common.

Each restart the 3rd place car on restart has got the lead, Ferrucci would have been leading then if the crash didnt happen, though he was on the outside so could have changed again.

 

[chrismscotland]

Maybe. One lap out behind the safety car then away. It’s not unusual for the car in second to leapfrog the lead. Plus it’s Indy, slipstreaming is very common.

Wasn't expecting a restart when I typed that!

 

[booyaka]

Marcus should just do a 'Pato slow start' and will get the win, plus the extra $400,000 for being a consecutive 500 winner.

100% - Some proper "Max Verstappen " tactics there

 

[Mr Jack]

All this doesn't feel off-topic enough, so: which pace car do we prefer? This one? The Aston in F1? Or the Merc in F1?

I'm taking the Aston, although my wife would never forgive me for not taking the Merc.

 

[Mad_Jay]

I’ve done the F1 at Indy in 2001, I would like to experience the Indy 500 first hand.

Might want to get your name on the waiting list. Spent a few years living in the states and did the F1 at Austin, Nascar at Talladega and Daytona but the Indy 500 always escaped me. The initial cost was huge after the waiting list and the resell cost was even worse.

Will raise a debate between the racing purists who would have accepted the race finishing under yellow and the need to finish under green at all costs.