Official Indycar Thread

[the-evaluator]

Not most exciting race I've ever seen.

 

[Feek]

Not most exciting race I've ever seen.

When are they?

 

[the-evaluator]

When are they?

Fair point, well made

 

[Feek]

It was funny watching the wheel nut and then the wheel overtake the car though.

 

[sidimmu]

It was funny watching the wheel nut and then the wheel overtake the car though.

70mph wheel nut, followed by a 55mph full tyre.
Cant imagine those would have been nice if there was a car in front.

 

[chrismscotland]

Yeah not exactly an exciting curtainraiser for the Indycar Season; an oval next weekend though - at least there should be a few spills and spins there!

 

[chrismscotland]

Indycar at Phoenix this weekend as well as the F1; oval race so should be at least a few spins and spills!

 

[chrismscotland]

Incredible first oval qualifying for Mick Schumacher, 4th on the Grid for the Phoenix race this weekend - outqualifying really all of the big hitters - go Mick!

 

[GravyMonster]

And he was first on the road in quali. Very impressive showing.

 

[Psycho Ned]

I actually think he was fairly hard done by in his F1 career tbh, plenty of worse drivers than him have been given more seasons to prove themselves.

 

[Psycho Ned]

Palou put into the wall by Veekay so will keep the championship interesting for a bit longer!

 

[Alibaba99]

Wasn't it Veekay that was squeezed into the wall by Palou? He even admitted is the post crash interview that he wasn't aware that Veekay was there.

 

[the-evaluator]

I'm not usually a bit of of ovals, but I enjoyed that one. I was fairly sure that Rasmussen was going to end up in the wall and although he did hit the wall the commentators didn't seem to notice.

 

[Psycho Ned]

Bit of late evening Indy Car action from Long Beach tonight, before they decamp to IMS for the month of May.

 

[chrismscotland]

Not really been a particularly exciting Indycar season so far

 

[Psycho Ned]

That one last night sent me off to sleep very quickly! Watched the 'highlights' on YouTube this morning and see I didn't miss anything bar the inevitable winning!

Kirkwood is going to need to hope Palou has a few shockers on the ovals otherwise it's another stroll to the title.

 

[Feek]

Not really been a particularly exciting Indycar season so far

I refer the honourable gentleman to the reply I gave some years ago.

Another spec formula yawnfest.

 

[chrismscotland]

It probably doesn't help that they've had largely the same cars now since 2018 with new ones not due until 2028, the move to introduce a hybrid element in 2024 didn't seem to make much difference.

 

[MissChief]

It probably doesn't help that they've had largely the same cars now since 2018 with new ones not due until 2028, the move to introduce a hybrid element in 2024 didn't seem to make much difference.

Indeed, many teams, CGR especislly have the cars so dialled in there's little progress or changes to be made. I'd have really liked to see even a minor change in suspension or aero in some way, at least to partially reset the field. As it stands it's going to be Palou again this year and unless he leaves (and I can't see why he would given he gets 6 months off a year and is paid handsomely) it'll likely be Palou again in '27.

 

[the-evaluator]

*YAWWWN*

I watched the race yesterday evening, fell asleep a couple of times and don't think I missed anything.