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Open Wheel Racing 2018- with less winglets.

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To call the Ferrari braintrust imbeciles would actually be a compliment. That’s how bad it’s gotten.
 
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Russell Jaslow said:
To call the Ferrari braintrust imbeciles would actually be a compliment. That’s how bad it’s gotten.
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It sure would be and for Ferrari to lecture journalists about strategy at a meeting called for the purpose! insane.

Also, Alfa is coming apart as well. I wonder what the deal is there.
 
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Makes you think it’s possible for Williams to pass Alfa by the end of the season.
 
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I don't care who you are or what your background is, when you spin a car coming in to the pits, the owner will be unhappy about it.
 
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solovsfett said:
Probably Helio’s last INDYCAR race.
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Helio has had his fair share of brainfarts but this situation was all on James Davison missing his pit box and going well below pit speed limit.

The one-offs and rookies continue to ruin the Indy 500 for the veterans. Ericsson's lock up and crash into the pits causing the yellow flag totally ruined an absolutely brilliant fuel run by Dixon. He absolutely would have been a factor in the end (Rahal/Bourdais incident probably would have not happened) and now he's 40+ points out of the championship lead.

It was an amazing few seconds that flipped this race, as Rossi had his massive problem in the pits and opened the door for Dixon's strategy to work, and then seconds later Ericsson barfed at pit-in and it was game over for Dixon, getting caught out on the yellow and then being behind the Rahal/Bourdais incident and getting damage which sent him further back.

The pit issues in this race for many drivers were quite frankly unbelievable. Will Power had a terrific mess on his hands as well, hitting one of his crew and running over a hose.

Jay Howard almost killed Dixon two years ago. Ericsson (rookie) made a mess of the race this year. Davison also a factor this year. Oriol Servia blocking Rossi a lap down. Are you kidding me? How will Indycar address these issues in future 500s before someone gets killed? I know some one-offs do well (Daly!) and some veterans also get into trouble to be fair but... it does seem there is an issue that needs to be addressed here.
 
Nick Papagiorgio said:
Helio has had his fair share of brainfarts but this situation was all on James Davison missing his pit box and going well below pit speed limit.

The one-offs and rookies continue to ruin the Indy 500 for the veterans. Ericsson's lock up and crash into the pits causing the yellow flag totally ruined an absolutely brilliant fuel run by Dixon. He absolutely would have been a factor in the end (Rahal/Bourdais incident probably would have not happened) and now he's 40+ points out of the championship lead.

It was an amazing few seconds that flipped this race, as Rossi had his massive problem in the pits and opened the door for Dixon's strategy to work, and then seconds later Ericsson barfed at pit-in and it was game over for Dixon, getting caught out on the yellow and then being behind the Rahal/Bourdais incident and getting damage which sent him further back.

The pit issues in this race for many drivers were quite frankly unbelievable. Will Power had a terrific mess on his hands as well, hitting one of his crew and running over a hose.

Jay Howard almost killed Dixon two years ago. Ericsson (rookie) made a mess of the race this year. Davison also a factor this year. Oriol Servia blocking Rossi a lap down. Are you kidding me? How will Indycar address these issues in future 500s before someone gets killed? I know some one-offs do well (Daly!) and some veterans also get into trouble to be fair but... it does seem there is an issue that needs to be addressed here.
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Yes, the inexperienced drivers or just plain bad drivers will end up killing someone.
I believe that’s What led to Wheldon’s accident. Too many newbies or **** drivers in front of him.

And speaking of the danger, I think Indy needs to mandate drivers stop heading toward the inside of the pit wall on the front straight. That’s a disaster waiting to happen where a car flips up over the pit wall and fatally injured njures several people.
 
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manurespreader said:
Did you notice that in those clips the drivers' head were essentially the same height as the top of the roll bar. ?

There has been many changes since then, but at least safety has improved and not so many guys get killed.
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Or the track fencing. Or the helmets.
 
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The Captain is chasing Rossi.

If he goes to Penske that would be awful for INDYCAR.

Although, I would assume Andretti would move Colton Herta over and possibly look at Pato O’ward.
 
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solovsfett said:
The Captain is chasing Rossi.

If he goes to Penske that would be awful for INDYCAR.

Although, I would assume Andretti would move Colton Herta over and possibly look at Pato O’ward.
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Who would Penske push aside? I'll be surprised if he changed his mind about adding another car. And once Pagenaud won Indy, his ride is safe.
 
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Who would Penske push aside? I'll be surprised if he changed his mind about adding another car. And once Pagenaud won Indy, his ride is safe.
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He wouldn’t push anyone out. It’s Cindric that doesn’t Want 4 cars but the Captain covets Rossi. Hopefully he stays with Andretti but Penske’s $ is huge.
 
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This Rossi stuff is going to be interesting.

Would be terrible for both Indycar and Andretti Autosport to lose him to Penske. With Rossi in his prime AA has inserted itself into the Penske/Chip battle. Which has been great for Indycar.

Speaking of Chip, he wants him too but we'll see how that goes. NAPA is going to have a say in things as well and Honda... you wonder if that helps get Chip into the conversation given the Penske relationship with Chevy. Meanwhile, Dixon is aging. Rosenquist has had an interesting year with some solid wreckage which Chip hates. Rossi could breathe life into CGR for a good while. Penske isn't going anywhere with Newgarden in that stable for a long time.

There's a lot of talent in the series but true elite young talent that is can't-miss... it's few and far between for now. Newgard and Rossi. 3 teams. One will be left out. Absolutely cannot have Roger own both. Herta looking like he can and will be in that category but I'm not comfortable putting him there yet (and my God do I hate everything about this Harding/Steinbrenner team).
 
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