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I'm surprised there is no FCY with that debris from Rahal's car on the track.
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Congrats to Pagenaud, with back to back wins and an impressive drive from Montoya, from last on the grid to 5th. Got to feel sorry for Rahal but I thought he was too hasty getting past Hawksworth.
That was all about tyres and built up nicely for a great last 10 laps. |
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24 Apr 2016, 21:47 (Ref:3636149) | #28 | ||
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Rahal shows his nose before the corner, so I would call it a racing incident as well. Anyway, traffic really plays a big part today, great racing, gutted for Honda, again.
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1 Simon Pagenaud, Team Penske. Dallara/Chevrolet. 1h48m42.3334s 2 Graham Rahal, Rahal Letterman Lanigan.Dallara/Honda. 13.7476s 3 Josef Newgarden, Ed Carpenter Racing. Dallara/Chevrolet. 15.8039s 4 Will Power, Team Penske. Dallara/Chevrolet. 16.7315s 5 Juan Pablo Montoya, Team Penske. Dallara/Chevrolet. 21.1160s 6 James Hinchcliffe, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports. Dallara/Honda. 23.6222s 7 Helio Castroneves, Team Penske. Dallara/Chevrolet. 25.5391s 8 Tony Kanaan, Chip Ganassi Racing. Dallara/Chevrolet. 27.9007s 9 Charlie Kimball, Chip Ganassi Racing. Dallara/Chevrolet. 31.8726s 10 Scott Dixon, Chip Ganassi Racing. Dallara/Chevrolet. 39.0603s 11 Ryan Hunter-Reay, Andretti Autosport. Dallara/Honda. 40.7485s 12 Marco Andretti, Andretti Autosport. Dallara/Honda. 53.3648s 13 Takuma Sato, AJ Foyt Enterprises. Dallara/Honda. 55.2122s 14 Carlos Munoz, Andretti Autosport. Dallara/Honda. 1m03.5214s 15 Alexander Rossi, Andretti Herta. Dallara/Honda. 1m04.8661s 16 Sebastien Bourdais, KVSH Racing. Dallara/Chevrolet. 1 Lap 17 Mikhail Aleshin, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports. Dallara/Honda. 1 Lap 18 Luca Filippi, Dale Coyne Racing. Dallara/Honda. 1 Lap 19 Jack Hawksworth, AJ Foyt Enterprises. Dallara/Honda. 1 Lap 20 Conor Daly, Dale Coyne Racing. Dallara/Honda. 1 Lap 21 Max Chilton, Chip Ganassi Racing. Dallara/Chevrolet. 1 Lap |
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24 Apr 2016, 23:08 (Ref:3636159) | #30 | ||
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I enjoyed the race. It got turgid in the middle of it, but overall the race was good.
I don't know why Rahal's debris didn't cause a yellow though. Bit perplexed by that. Congrats to Page. Newgarden had a good race, Montoya did well to recover. Rahal had a steadfast drive too. |
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maybe it was too close to end of race for lack of fcy
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25 Apr 2016, 15:25 (Ref:3636280) | #33 | ||
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In the first incident, Rahal had half the car in before the corner, but Pagenaud closed in anyway. It's Pagenaud's fault that he bumped Rahal.
In the second incident, Rahal swept the track rather dangerously. Anyway, I'm more concerned about the poor actions of backmarkers. Daly didn't let Pagenaud lap him for a full stint. And Hawksworth was partially responsible for the second incident. IndyCar should be more strict about backmarkers letting cars by. I'm surprised that Rahal wasn't told to enter the pits and change the front wing. The pieces were flying everywhere. |
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I don't hold Hawksworth partly responsible, he was moving over and Rahal saw a gap and was a little too impatient to get past and away from Pagenaud. |
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The second incident was a miscommunication between Hawksworth and Rahal. Hawksowrth tried to duck to the left and let them by and Rahal was too eager to pass him. |
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No issue with letting the race run green till the end. It was off the racing line and the drivers all had seen it and knew it was there.
That is effectively 2 races in a row that have run green to green - a very good thing for Indycar and allows for more pure races. I didnt have a massive issue with the backmarkers for the most part. If the leaders are faster they can pass them. That said, with the race on the line in the last 5 laps or so - I dont know why Hawksworth et al would want to play a role in the outcome of the race. Ample opportunity for him to roll out into the hairpin on multiple occassions. |
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I think it was Rahal and Rahal. Good finish though!
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That would lose him more positions. The other drivers were informed of the debris, they all managed to stay inside or outside of it. Considering people have been quick to criticise Indycar for throwing FCYs, it's funny that they complain about the opposite now. |
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As the race progressed overtaking became an issue, particularly towards the end and that had to with the marbles the tyres were throwing off. The track was littered with them. Tyre degradation and tyre preservation was very much key. Last edited by bjohnsonsmith; 26 Apr 2016 at 12:53. |
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I still don't understand why Aleshin and Hawksworth were moved to the back, unless there was concern their cars were damage and would be slow on the re-start. Munoz should have had a stop/go for that (did he?).
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I love the way the first races in the season has been in my view. I don't know what to say about the future of the year and I have to say that the only one who is currently in command in this is Pagueneud. I always get the best buzz about Montoya and I have to say that the drive to get 5th was a good one and only a few days have been holding the best chance to win the title
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