Official Indycar Thread

Journey · 25 May 2025 at 19:55

Oof... man those poor guys.

GravyMonster · 25 May 2025 at 19:56

Ok, come on Taku. Make it 3.

chrismscotland · 25 May 2025 at 19:57

Ah well at least Kyle Larson will make the Nascar race....

KiNgPiN83 · 25 May 2025 at 20:57

1 of those static cams in the middle of the Indy track showing the whole track(like the one hovering over the casino earlier at Monaco) would look really cool here.

Or terrible depending on how high it needs to hover/how small your tv is.

GravyMonster · 25 May 2025 at 21:20

Those 2 lap cars are really ruining what was looking to be a grandstand finish between the fuel strategies.

chrismscotland · 25 May 2025 at 21:27

Another Palou win, Indycar is almost less exciting than F1 this season

Mad_Jay · 25 May 2025 at 21:28

Given how boring the 2 backmarkers made the last few laps, finishing under a yellow caps it off well.

Bubo · 25 May 2025 at 21:30

Has anyone else noticed that every Indycar pit crew has to have at least one fat bloke, stretching their overalls to their limits?

KiNgPiN83 · 25 May 2025 at 21:31

Bubo said:
Has anyone else noticed that every Indycar pit crew has to have at least one fat bloke, stretching their overalls to their limits?

It’s probably in the rule book.

I guess they don’t get weighed? He’s just throwing everything away. Haha!

gilchrd · 25 May 2025 at 21:53

chrismscotland said:
Another Palou win, Indycar is almost less exciting than F1 this season

He's just too good. I hope he gets a move to F1 but suspect he'll be happy to just dominate Indycar forever.

Mad_Jay · 25 May 2025 at 21:54

Bubo said:
Has anyone else noticed that every Indycar pit crew has to have at least one fat bloke, stretching their overalls to their limits?

Normally the refueller too :cry:

Nascar is the same, usually the guy that comes out with a sledge hammer or angle grinder when the cars get damaged.

imtoooldforthis · 26 May 2025 at 11:31

That was a pretty gash race, large parts were like Monaco but on an oval lol.

End was ruined as well by the two cars on verge of being lapped never getting out of the way

I watch every year but it’s underwhelming most of the time

Housey · 26 May 2025 at 11:52

imtoooldforthis said:
That was a pretty gash race, large parts were like Monaco but on an oval lol.

End was ruined as well by the two cars on verge of being lapped never getting out of the way

I watch every year but it’s underwhelming most of the time

I enjoyed it this year.

Slam62 · 26 May 2025 at 12:22

I enjoyed it, glad Palou won, I enjoyed the race, happy to see Newgarden dnf, glad Ericsson didn’t win.
Funny to see the pit antics.

GravyMonster · 26 May 2025 at 20:32

Seems there was even more cheating going on:

IndyCar said:
The No. 27 and 28 entries from Andretti Global, and the No. 90 from PREMA Racing have been moved to the rear of the Indianapolis 500 field after failing post-race technical inspection. All three cars have been re-ordered based on their unofficial finishing positions.Additionally, each car has been fined $100,000, and the team/competition managers for the three entries have been suspended for one race, to be served at the next event on the Streets of Detroit.

The Athletic said:
IndyCar said the Andretti cars of Ericsson and Kirkwood both were found to have modifications to the covers on their hybrid units and had unapproved parts, which IndyCar said “provided the capability of enhanced aerodynamic efficiency to both cars.”

Ilott’s Prema car had a front wing endplate that “failed to meet the minimum endplate height and location specification,” IndyCar said.

Indy 500 runner-up Marcus Ericsson dropped to 31st after failed inspection

Ericsson's car was one of three penalized after race. Each team was docked its race earnings and fined $100,000.

www.nytimes.com

It's a good job Ericsson didn't win...

chrismscotland · 26 May 2025 at 23:24

GravyMonster said:
Seems there was even more cheating going on:

Indy 500 runner-up Marcus Ericsson dropped to 31st after failed inspection

Ericsson's car was one of three penalized after race. Each team was docked its race earnings and fined $100,000.

www.nytimes.com

It's a good job Ericsson didn't win...

If its good enough for Penske.... I wouldn't be surprised to see a team like Andretti get involved if they think Penske are at it.
Prema's sounds more like an error than something deliberately underhand to be fair.

Psycho Ned · 31 May 2025 at 06:28

Will Power doing Will Power things……in practice!

As an aside this track makes Monaco look like the M1 or something! Turn 1 is just going to be crash after crash.

Feek · 31 May 2025 at 12:38

Psycho Ned said:
As an aside this track makes Monaco look like the M1 or something! Turn 1 is just going to be crash after crash.

Looks like the Formula E circuit they put in the Excel car park, or wherever it was in London.

chrismscotland · 1 Jun 2025 at 10:04

Psycho Ned said:
Will Power doing Will Power things……in practice!

As an aside this track makes Monaco look like the M1 or something! Turn 1 is just going to be crash after crash.

It looks absolutely amatuer, I'm not sure some of that would be approved as a kart track in Europe, let alone for the "top" level of Single Seaters

MissChief · 1 Jun 2025 at 14:46

chrismscotland said:
It looks absolutely amatuer, I'm not sure some of that would be approved as a kart track in Europe, let alone for the "top" level of Single Seaters

There was a clip posted on X or them laughing and joking in the paddock yesterday so there appears to be no animosity.