IndyCar 2019

Faugheen · 30-08-2019 12:01am

I think it’s mad that Daly doesn’t have a seat as it is. He’s performed well in absolute dog cars over the years.

eagle eye · 30-08-2019 12:21am

Faugheen wrote:

I think itâ€™s mad that Daly doesnâ€™t have a seat as it is. Heâ€™s performed well in absolute dog cars over the years.

Yeah and it looks like he improved too. I think he is a potential championship contender if he gets a good car.

Ohmeha · 30-08-2019 8:47am

Daly has a great opportunity this weekend to stake a claim for one of those two McLaren/SPM seats for next season, he's also racing for Andretti in the finale at Laguna Seca. Hinchcliffe and Ericsson are doubtful to return to SPM for next season and they will be looking for at least one experienced US driver next season and Daly ticks that box

Faugheen · 31-08-2019 2:16am

eagle eye wrote: »

Yeah and it looks like he improved too. I think he is a potential championship contender if he gets a good car.

I agree. Him and Newgarden were always neck and neck in their younger days before they both went different paths.

Infoanon · 01-09-2019 1:46pm

Conor Day making a great impression at Portland - a circuit he has never raced on before.just behind HinchCliffe in qualifying.

Big news is that against expectation Hinch has been confirmed at McLaren SP next year.

As an aside enjoyed the quali on SSF1 - 10 minutes quali knock outs and good on screen graphics made it for me,far more exciting than F1

deafroadrunner · 01-09-2019 8:46pm

Daly out on first corner. Not much he could do as he got tangled up by other cars. Unfortunate

Faugheen · 01-09-2019 9:08pm

Ryan Hunter-Rae *facepalm*

Ohmeha · 01-09-2019 9:08pm

Some serious headbanger driving from Rahal and Hunter-Reay, if this continues I don't see many cars finishing

deafroadrunner · 01-09-2019 9:32pm

They kept out herta longer then they of there

eagle eye · 01-09-2019 10:53pm

Hertha looks like he will be with Andretti Motorsports next year. His current team have blown it twice for him when he was in position to win.

TheChrisD · 02-09-2019 12:12am

Faugheen wrote: »

Ryan Hunter-Rae *facepalm*

Wasn't aware RHR was from Kerry :pac:

Infoanon · 02-09-2019 12:30am

Amazing turn of events for Dixie - 2 races ago Scott looked like repeating Ganassis routine season end title challenge but 2 dnfs have put paid to that.

Driving standards - Rahal and RHR in particular - need to be scrutinised and penalised in the future.

Charlie-Bravo · 21-09-2019 4:01pm

So we're down to the decider at Laguna Seca where double points are on offer.

Qualification is tonight (Sat 21st Sep) at 9.30pm.

Race is tomorrow (Sunday 22nd Sep) at 7.30pm.

Here's some permutations from Motorsport.com

Newgarden leads Andretti Autosport-Honda’s Alexander Rossi by 41 points, Penske teammate and 2016 champion Simon Pagenaud by 42 points, and five-time and defending champ Scott Dixon of Chip Ganassi Racing-Honda by 85 points.

With the race at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca handing out double points for race finishing positions – but not bonus points – a win is worth 100 points, second is 80, third is 70, fourth is 64, fifth is 60 etc. Bonus points remain one for pole, one for leading a lap and two for leading the most laps.

Charlie-Bravo · 22-09-2019 7:35pm

Quick reminder this is starting very soon.

Josef Newgarden is leading on points by 41 to Rossi, and a further point to Pagenaud.

100 points for a win, 80 for second, 70, 64 and various other points.

Rossi needs to win with Newgarden coming 4th or further back.

We'll see how it pans out.

deafroadrunner · 22-09-2019 8:21pm

I can see this been an excellent race. Guna go with Rossi to win but won't be enough as newgarden will win the title

johnnysmack · 22-09-2019 9:09pm

From Japan to Singapore to Monterey, what a day!

acquiescefc · 22-09-2019 10:48pm

Disappointing race, didnt seem to be chances to pass and even ptp didnt seem effective.
Think JN was a fair winner for consistency, hoped that Rossi would have a chance this year as he seemed to be more level headed.

Overall been a good season. Got to go to COTA too which was fun.

Infoanon · 30-10-2019 12:01pm

Strong rumours that Hinch has been dropped by McLaren for the 2020 season

donspeekinglesh · 30-10-2019 1:58pm

Yep: https://racer.com/2019/10/28/oward-askew-set-for-arrow-mclaren-sp-indycar-seats/

donspeekinglesh · 30-10-2019 4:03pm

And now it's official: https://www.facebook.com/334899536636186/posts/2390815194377933/?substory_index=0

TheChrisD · 30-10-2019 9:52pm

Yep, for the entire best part of yesterday we enjoyed quite the flood of Zak Brown and McLaren related memes on the IndyCar reddit after the news was starting to break :pac:

So now SPAM will be running the last two Indy Lights champions Pato and Oliver Askew full-time next year.

eagle eye · 30-10-2019 10:48pm

It's really just a testing year for them. I don't expect them to be really competitive. When they are ready to contend Alonso will be there I think.

Infoanon · 31-10-2019 8:28am

eagle eye wrote: »

It's really just a testing year for them. I don't expect them to be really competitive. When they are ready to contend Alonso will be there I think.

They have taken over an existing team so no testing involved .
Alonso has already said that he won't do a full season of Indycar.

Hinch is a Honda man and a lot of Honda publicity in Canada is build around Hinch - how he would end up driving a McLaren with a Chevy engine never added up.

H3llR4iser · 31-10-2019 12:07pm

Infoanon wrote: »

They have taken over an existing team so no testing involved .
Alonso has already said that he won't do a full season of Indycar.

It's a shame "Nando" doesn't want to do a season in Indy, considering how he's always been going on about F1 being too "closed", "corporate" and "stuffy", he'd enjoy the environment in Indy a lot. Make no mistake - the series is competitive, any driver going there thinking "I'm F1 material, I'll wipe the floor with these amateur" is in for a rude awakening, but Alonso already experienced that. I can't imagine a potential Indycar crown would look bad in his resumee...anyway I know I enjoyed attending a race, and will do so again ASAP.

eagle eye · 31-10-2019 3:10pm

H3llR4iser wrote:

It's a shame "Nando" doesn't want to do a season in Indy, considering how he's always been going on about F1 being too "closed", "corporate" and "stuffy", he'd enjoy the environment in Indy a lot. Make no mistake - the series is competitive, any driver going there thinking "I'm F1 material, I'll wipe the floor with these amateur" is in for a rude awakening, but Alonso already experienced that. I can't imagine a potential Indycar crown would look bad in his resumee...anyway I know I enjoyed attending a race, and will do so again ASAP.

Imo two of the three best race car drivers in the world are in Indycar, those being Rossi and Newgarden. The other one imo is Kyle Busch in Nascar.

Infoanon · 31-10-2019 3:46pm

Remembering Greg Moore today ,October 31st ,on his 20th anniversary.

A talented racer lost too soon - would have been a champion in the PensKe.

Greg Moore RIP

donspeekinglesh · 31-10-2019 3:59pm

Infoanon wrote: »

Remembering Greg Moore today ,October 31st ,on his 20th anniversary.

A talented racer lost too soon - would have been a champion in the PensKe.

Greg Moore RIP

Still remember it happening. Was a big fan of him. At the time ChampCar was better than F1. Was a bad few weeks with Gonzalo Rodriguez at the previous race.

Marshall Pruitt has done a few podcasts with Dario, TK and other friends, and another one with Hinch.
https://youtu.be/Arl_VOXJeAk

TheChrisD · 04-11-2019 9:32pm

So Roger Penske now owns the place: https://www.indycar.com/News/2019/11/11-04-INDYCAR-Penske

Infoanon · 04-11-2019 9:39pm

TheChrisD wrote: »

So Roger Penske now owns the place: https://www.indycar.com/News/2019/11/11-04-INDYCAR-Penske

And owns the Indycar series

This is good news imho.

Meantime the McLaren bad press continues with it now being confirmed that Hinch will be paid by McLaren this year thereby McLaren not breaking his contract - however the Canadian press are reporting this as Hinch been forced to attend all McLaren PR functions without a race seat opportunity

donspeekinglesh · 04-11-2019 10:17pm

Infoanon wrote: »

Meantime the McLaren bad press continues with it now being confirmed that Hinch will be paid by McLaren this year thereby McLaren not breaking his contract - however the Canadian press are reporting this as Hinch been forced to attend all McLaren PR functions without a race seat opportunity

And if he objects to being a good puppy at any point and turns down any PR function they'll declare him in breach and tear up his contract. Terrible way to treat a driver.

I know they're claiming to be keeping a seat for Wickens, but if he is ever fit enough to drive is he going to want to stay with a team that treats his best friend like this?

Ohmeha · 06-11-2019 9:55pm

If Wickens gets an opportunity down the line to return to racing with the team then he has to look after himself and take it

Zak Brown has seriously gone down in my estimation over the treatment of Hinchcliffe, everyone knows it's due to fall-out of the McLaren/Honda F1 split and nothing like juvenile point-scoring than having Honda's star of their TV commercials binned without a drive, they should have been adding a third full-time car for Hinch if they were serious about competing with Penske/Andretti/Ganassi next season. I hope they fail

Great news about Penske buying IMS and the Indycar series, couldn't be in any safer hands to take things forward

Infoanon · 26-11-2019 9:17pm

Sebastian Bourdais has left Dale Coyne racing - initially reported as being due to sponsorship issues. ...but now it appears that Honda pulled the plug on Bourdais as he didn't score them any manufacturer's points.

This would appear to open the seat for Hinch.....

TheChrisD · 27-11-2019 3:34pm

Infoanon wrote: »

but now it appears that Honda pulled the plug on Bourdais as he didn't score them any manufacturer's points.

Which everyone is claiming is a bullshít excuse. His car was ineligible for the last four races of the season because he had to go to a fifth engine, and in several races he was the third or fourth best Honda (especially Barber, where he finished P3 on an all-Honda podium).

Not to mention it's a lot harder to score manu points when your team has 13 cars, versus 9.

Plus, why isn't Veach getting pulled? He scored no points all year, and that's despite being eligible for them in all races.

eagle eye · 27-11-2019 3:38pm

TheChrisD wrote:

Plus, why isn't Veach getting pulled? He scored no points all year, and that's despite being eligible for them in all races.

Veach is 24, Seb is 40, that's why.

TheChrisD · 12-02-2020 8:51pm

If you've got nothing to do this evening, there's another four hours of testing going on right now :pac:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-oeYnrIisQ

Infoanon · 08-03-2020 1:21am

One week to St. Pete !

Rumours abounding about Nascar legend #48 Jimmy Johnson who is to test for McLaren at Barber AND the news that McLaren have acquired the right to use #48 in Indycar. ...

Infoanon · 13-03-2020 6:28pm

St Pete has been cancelled along with the first four races of the season.

Harika · 13-03-2020 8:25pm

Infoanon wrote: »

St Pete has been cancelled along with the first four races of the season.

Same weird strategy as F1, yesterday no attendance today cancelled. :mad:

eagle eye · 13-03-2020 8:35pm

It's the right thing to do, as much as I hate it. We have to be careful and get past this virus. I don't want to see anybody lose their lives to it.

Harika · 13-03-2020 9:33pm

eagle eye wrote: »

It's the right thing to do, as much as I hate it. We have to be careful and get past this virus. I don't want to see anybody lose their lives to it.

Totally agree, so pick a strategy and stick with it. No left, right maybe

emeldc · 13-03-2020 11:30pm

I have race day tickets for the Indy 500. Flights and accommodation all booked as well. I’d say there’s no hope.

eagle eye · 14-03-2020 1:58am

emeldc wrote:

I have race day tickets for the Indy 500. Flights and accommodation all booked as well. Iâ€™d say thereâ€™s no hope.

If everybody does the right thing and protects themselves then we can be clear of it all in six weeks.

Burkie1203 · 14-03-2020 8:48am

eagle eye wrote: »

If everybody does the right thing and protects themselves then we can be clear of it all in six weeks.

Yeah but trump ...... dont forget about him.

Harika · 14-03-2020 10:59am

eagle eye wrote: »

If everybody does the right thing and protects themselves then we can be clear of it all in six weeks.

Looking at champions League, people were not allowed into the stadium so thousands gathered outside. Not gonna over anytime soon

TheChrisD · 29-03-2020 1:00am

It might be a bit simulated and a bit virtual, but we finally had some IndyCar racing earlier tonight :P

eagle eye · 29-03-2020 3:45am

It was ok, not as good as the Nascar but better than nothing. If they had shots of the drivers and their set ups at home it would have been more interesting.
I seen Jimmy Johnson's last Sunday, set up like an indycar for the Nascar race. Looks like he is moving to indycar next year.

Infoanon · 05-05-2020 12:39pm

Now confirmed by Zak Brown (McLaren ) that a test is being lined up for Jimmy Johnson.
More surprisingly is the news that Jenson Button us due to test an Indycar with a view to competing on a road course.

The other piece of news emerging is that Alonso is/was scheduled to run the Indy road course race - the " was "is the race has been deferred ,the "is " is that the plan remains unchanged for the rescheduled race in July

pyramuid man · 06-05-2020 11:23am

Infoanon wrote: »

Now confirmed by Zak Brown (McLaren ) that a test is being lined up for Jimmy Johnson.
More surprisingly is the news that Jenson Button us due to test an Indycar with a view to competing on a road course.

The other piece of news emerging is that Alonso is/was scheduled to run the Indy road course race - the " was "is the race has been deferred ,the "is " is that the plan remains unchanged for the rescheduled race in July

I think Jenson would be competitive in an indycar. Have to wonder is it an attempt to get Honda on side given his links to Honda?

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