Indycar needs more chassis choices, more engine choices, and more tire choices. It's too much of a spec series. Kinda like nascar.
25-30 years ago, yes, probably not today. As long as you start the race on the tires you Q on, I will be happy. I was around the F1 Q tires in the 80's, I don't know how they made even ONE lap on them.
Interesting rumor about the fallout between Daniel Ricciardo and McLaren F1 team. Here it is: To avoid a Ganassi/McLaren lawsuit over the Alex Palou situation, Ricciardo, Ganassi and Zak Brown worked a deal that Ricciardo goes to Ganassi to run the Indycar road course races next year in Jimmie Johnson's car, Jimmie will do just the ovals next year. This theory is based on the fact that Ganassi has yet to file a suit against McLaren over the Alex Palou situation and he won't because it's already been resolved with this compromise. Ricciardo goes to a top Indycar team, Zak Brown avoids a lawsuit and what about Palou, well looks like he's the odd man out in all of this and remains screwed, maybe Formula E or perhaps a test role at the F1 team. Supposedly this was the rumor floating around in the paddock at the Nashville Indycar race.
possible, Ric has a house in LA and spends a lot of his off time in the US, no ovals is probably a good enticement. I thought Palou had a seat at McLaren, question was what happens to Felix.
Helmut Marko thinking of Herta for Alpha Tauri . . . . https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/alpine-eyes-gasly-as-marko-lines-up-herta-for-alphatauri-role/10358907/
When things get under way tomorrow at Portland, polesitter Scott McLauglin and the field will get the green flag earlier in an attempt to limit the usual first chicane carnage. https://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/indycar-listens-responds-to-drivers-over-portland-start/10363148/
And the 5 drivers still in contention include two Kiwis, an Aussie and a Swede. IndyCar continues to be as international as F1! Sent from my iPhone using FerrariChat.com mobile app
it's really a 3 person race, 54 points max, Ericsson and McLaughlin are ~40 points back. they need to win and have problems for Power/Newey/Dixon. Image Unavailable, Please Login
Will Power is in the cat-bird seat for the championship but he's had some crazy bad luck at times. It's not over until it's over. https://racer.com/2022/09/06/how-do-the-title-contenders-stack-up-ahead-of-the-indycar-season-finale/?fbclid=IwAR0PMKmbdZwhmMG5m0l2XSLZUdqX6--KFQ9pCm0kgNaaTn3kKuZNjGXy71U
The weekend's racing schedule includes the IndyCar finale from Laguna Seca on NBC. https://racer.com/2022/09/07/racing-on-tv-september-9-11/?fbclid=IwAR3jz38muOqJq8sg3NBKXdeGP87CbBiUfi5uQmXOn2qXLc1fR0d32f1CAEU
