2023 Children's of Alabama Indy Grand Prix

Gaara · PostPosted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 8:30 pm

Green!

JJ · PostPosted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 8:33 pm

3 laps already better than 51 laps at Baku.

Gaara · PostPosted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 8:34 pm

So I did see someone spin on the first lap

LucasWheldon · PostPosted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 8:34 pm

weird, they're not saving fuel yet

codename_47 · PostPosted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 8:35 pm

I love it when the commentators see amazing side by side racing and are basically ticked off that they're not sitting behind and saving fuel

Oh wait....no I don't.

LucasWheldon · PostPosted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 8:54 pm

nice blistering on front tires, even on that they're better than F1

Gaara · PostPosted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 9:07 pm

What a nice move that was

pending · PostPosted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 9:08 pm

Lundgaard

codename_47 · PostPosted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 9:09 pm

Gaara wrote:

What a nice move that was

And he got told off for it on his radio lol

Chris A · PostPosted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 9:09 pm

I know cautions and other things that occur during the race can dictate strategy, but to have them doing fuel economy runs from the drop of the green flag is such a buzzkill.

Vassago · PostPosted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 9:16 pm

Sting Ray conked out. Caution.

LucasWheldon · PostPosted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 9:16 pm

so they waited pitstops again to throw the caution?

Vassago · PostPosted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 9:17 pm

Yes. It's not the first time they delayed FCY.

LucasWheldon · PostPosted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 9:17 pm

is just a disaster waiting to happen

Gaara · PostPosted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 9:18 pm

To be fair it wasn't in a dangerous position

RtN · PostPosted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 9:20 pm

LucasWheldon wrote:

is just a disaster waiting to happen

Why? If the car has crashed or is otherwise in a difficult position then they will put the yellow out immediately. If the car has either pulled over or spun off, they will use a local yellow and it remains perfectly safe.

This isn't F1 where the drivers don't obey the flags and never get cited for it.

codename_47 · PostPosted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 9:23 pm

RtN wrote:

LucasWheldon wrote:

is just a disaster waiting to happen

Why? If the car has crashed or is otherwise in a difficult position then they will put the yellow out immediately. If the car has either pulled over or spun off, they will use a local yellow and it remains perfectly safe.

This isn't F1 where the drivers don't obey the flags and never get cited for it.

He was in a position that someone could put a wheel off and spin over into him

Trust me, it's an accident waiting to happen. You tell racing drivers that they have to get back to the pits quick because a yellow might be coming out, all they care about is maximising their own delta time through the lap, not respecting anything but their own race

Besides, it's not race control's job to help the teams with strategy, their concern should be safety and the rules only

Vassago · PostPosted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 9:30 pm

Old men driving. Helio almost took out Santucci.

RtN · PostPosted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 9:32 pm

Rahal passed by Pedersen.

LucasWheldon · PostPosted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 9:40 pm

codename_47 wrote:

He was in a position that someone could put a wheel off and spin over into him

Trust me, it's an accident waiting to happen. You tell racing drivers that they have to get back to the pits quick because a yellow might be coming out, all they care about is maximising their own delta time through the lap, not respecting anything but their own race

Besides, it's not race control's job to help the teams with strategy, their concern should be safety and the rules only

thank you

if you consider driving standards from some younger driver you can expect everything to go wrong, not in this particular incident but in places like Road America and that wacky street circuit in Nashville shit can go south pretty quick

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