Official 2024 Indycar Season Thread

[chrismscotland]

Start of the Indy 500 delayed due to weather

https://twitter.com/x/status/1794749672302469215

 

[chrismscotland]

Yeah could be a late one if it gets going today at all, might be about 10pm for the start.

Yeah I think a Monday race is certainly not beyond the realms of possiblity

 

[chrismscotland]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1794794885092192652

Loosely looking at a 9PM UK start hopefully

 

[chrismscotland]

Is there somewhere I can get alerts if it does start?

Tom Gaymor (Sky Indycar Presenter) is a good source

 

[chrismscotland]

One of the Penske's for me; probably McLaughlin

Gutting for Illot; not looking good - sitting in the pits

 

[chrismscotland]

It was bigger and louder though.

Probably more overtakes already as well

 

[chrismscotland]

Not a good day to be called Marcus

 

[chrismscotland]

"GP2 Engine"

 

[chrismscotland]

Oooft Herta!

 

[chrismscotland]

Why did he get out??

Looks like he didn't realise the damage was so light; interested to hear what he says though

 

[chrismscotland]

I thought that stingray was that guys nickname. Nope, he’s called Sting Ray Rob. That’s a strong name.. lol

I always think some of the American golfer's have made up names, but no they're generally just their name

 

[chrismscotland]

Would have preferred to see O'Ward win to be honest, especially after Penske's "dodgy behaviour" earlier in the year but a good race and well done Newgarden!

 

[chrismscotland]

I didn't realise until this morning that Kyle Larson ended up not getting a single lap at the NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 as the race was stopped for weather and not resumed!
He might even have cost himself being able to compete for the NASCAR title now as he hasn't had a waiver from NASCAR to miss the race.

 

[chrismscotland]

Canapino taking a "leave of absence" this weekend after the Theo Pourchaire death threat stuff this week

 

[chrismscotland]

Arrow McLaren at it again; Theo Pourchaire had been confirmed for the rest of 2024 but now they've binned him and replaced him with Nolan Siegel who has signed a "multi-year" deal .

Indycar contracts seem to be a complete joke

 

[chrismscotland]

Good race from Laguna Seca last night

 

[chrismscotland]

That was quite a pileup at the end of the second race.

It certainly was, show's how much carnage a slow moving car can cause on an oval!

 

[chrismscotland]

Alexander Rossi out of Toronto after breaking his thumb, maybe McLaren can get Pourchaire in, lol

 

[chrismscotland]

The is back in France so unlikely. Oliver Askew is already in Toronto apparently so it'll likely be him. TK is an option but I doubt it.

That's OK I was taking the **** anyway!

 

[chrismscotland]

I'm not surprised that he's got a broken thumb, it was quite a violent jolt of the wheel when he crashed.

I didn't think Pourchaire would be back behind the wheel, I know the guy wants to drive but he was crapped on badly by McLaren so I would have thought he'd tell them to get stuffed.

Yeah I was pretty surprised as well tbh that's why I was joking about it!

Theo said on his insta that there was no bad blood.

Yeah the initial reports of what was said I don't think were very accurate!