IndyCar 2022 thread.

IndyCars at Mid Ohio and NASCAR at RA.

 

And Le Man's Classic is on, glorious weekend and weather, 8000 classics, 460 cars racing by era in six classes 1923-1980 plus a group c race, an auction countless shops, exhibitions, dancing, 120000 from all over Europe and the world, blows Monterey into the weeds like dust off the mulsanne straight, greetings from the Sarthe

 

Enjoy it, Marc. I envy you. How about some pictures, either here or by email? Thanks!

 

Overwhelming event, dinner break, will post tomorrow somewhere!

 

after the British GP this race is a snoozer

 

this is not IndyCar’s finest hour

 

For those that remember Greg Moore, I stumbled upon his grave yesterday.
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dang.

I was a huge fan of his. such a huge loss for the sport

 

I guess Rossi assumes it’s OK to hit all your teammates in one race now that he’s going elsewhere next year?

 

Rossi ran Grosjean left and off the pavement into the grass and dirt. Once off you would think he would turn right to get back on the track. Instead he kept pushing Grosjean toward the barriers. Clearly intentional. Guess he has an ax to grind and his teammates are the ones he is punishing.

 

Saw the video Rossi totally at fault, Andretti should fire him early to prevent further trouble.

 

when Grosjean thinks you're an idiot...

 

Herta just got his first run in an F1 car.
https://racer.com/2022/07/12/herta-revels-in-really-special-maiden-f1-test/

 

it's happened before, usually with Ganassi (I think he had buyouts with both Zanardi and Montoya?)

but yes, very odd. I can't imagine wanting to leave Ganassi for the hot mess that is SP McLaren.

 

also, FYI for Toronto GP this weekend.

if you're in America, and want to see it live, you need Peacock

 

All these young dudes apparently have F1 as their ultimate goal. McLaren gives them exposure. But they still have to beat out the talent in F2, the traditional F1 feeder series, which is hard to do.

 

Zak Brown really wants a championship, has the pockets to get the talent, and doesn't mind pissing people off to do it. It's interesting that Rossi is leaving AA, not on the best of terms, to head to AMSP, but Michael is OK with Herta being part of the McLaren test program and experiencing F1. So Rossi had his shot at F1, and wont be going back, but Pato and Palou from he same team, and Herta from his old team, will all get to drive (last years) McLaren F1 car this year. From what I understand, although fierce competitors on track, Michael and Zak actually get on really well.

 

first, beat all the kids with daddy's $$$$ (Stroll Latifi etc)

second, beat all the kids in F2

third, beat all the kids in a driver academy with RB, Ferrari or Mercedes

fourth, beat the entrenched long time F1 stars (HAM, VET, ALO, etc)

or, stay in IndyCar and have a chance at actually winning something.

If Zak really wants to win a championship he needs a core group of team principal, chief engineer and driver that remain static for 3-5 years and can build from there. perpetual musical chairs and rumor mill nonsense doesn't work (that's generally universal across all sports, not just racing)

 

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