Round 4: Grand Prix of Indianapolis, 8 - 10 May, 2014 - Page 2

Louie Loper · 10 May 2014, 20:03 (Ref:3404648)

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Originally Posted by FLGTFAN

What a stupid idea.

i like that they have been trying it on and off. Other series are able to do it so Indycar should be able to as well. Unsure if F1 has a similar clutch, starting system tho, launch control?

FLGTFAN · 10 May 2014, 20:05 (Ref:3404650)

Kinda reminds me of the good old days in F1 when the drivers could go jump in the back-up and take their original grid position for the restart.

canamman · 10 May 2014, 20:06 (Ref:3404651)

What a shame. Lot of torn up gear. Bad month for that to happen.
That goodness everyone seems to be ok.

BudLightJaguar · 10 May 2014, 20:12 (Ref:3404653)

So, let's try again. Ready for the second standing start. If this time it happened without some extra debris.

BudLightJaguar · 10 May 2014, 20:15 (Ref:3404655)

Oh, without standing start.

Louie Loper · 10 May 2014, 20:16 (Ref:3404657)

What a first lap under green!

**bjohnsonsmith** · 10 May 2014, 20:17 (Ref:3404658)

I noticed lots of empty seats in the stand opposite the pits.

FLGTFAN · 10 May 2014, 20:20 (Ref:3404660)

It looks like everybody is sitting outside/inside of turn 1, I'm guessing a few thousand people. Infield stands look full, too.

BudLightJaguar · 10 May 2014, 20:22 (Ref:3404663)

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Originally Posted by bjohnsonsmith

I noticed lots of empty seats in the stand opposite the pits.

Since they use the road course layout, I think quite many prefer the infield section.

**bjohnsonsmith** · 10 May 2014, 20:28 (Ref:3404670)

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Originally Posted by BudLightJaguar

Since they use the road course layout, I think quite many prefer the infield section.

But this is the stand opposite the pits and the start finish line. There will be no one there to see who wins the race.

**bjohnsonsmith** · 10 May 2014, 20:46 (Ref:3404675)

Hawksworth back in the lead and he did a good job holding Pagenaud back, on his outlap from his pit stop.

FordCosworthPanoz · 10 May 2014, 20:52 (Ref:3404679)

I'd guess 10-20,000 when looking at Grand Am and MotoGP comparisons to today's crowds as those two series actually give out figures.

**bjohnsonsmith** · 10 May 2014, 20:58 (Ref:3404683)

Dixon off into the gravel and out come the Yellow.

**gomick** · 10 May 2014, 21:02 (Ref:3404686)

Castroneves gets the advantage from that yellow - has luck at Indy he does

Hawksworth has been impressive!

** Why so much yellow for a car that spun off into the sand - get him out & resume the race, shouldn't be 3,4 or 5 laps under yellow

**bjohnsonsmith** · 10 May 2014, 21:10 (Ref:3404691)

I could have sworn they were 5 wide on that restart.

**bjohnsonsmith** · 10 May 2014, 21:12 (Ref:3404692)

That was a bit close and out comes the Yellow again.

**bjohnsonsmith** · 10 May 2014, 21:21 (Ref:3404697)

Nice move by Wilson and yet another Yellow. The commentators on ABC are giving their ¢10 on the re-start procedure as is Graham Rahal.

canamman · 10 May 2014, 21:21 (Ref:3404698)

The TV announcers mentioned an F1 Canadian Grand Prix started similarly.
It ended worse however.
Researched that and 1982 was the year.
Never heard of him but I now know who Riccardo Paletti was.

FLGTFAN · 10 May 2014, 21:23 (Ref:3404699)

Rahal speaks the truth. These restarts are deplorable.

**bjohnsonsmith** · 10 May 2014, 21:38 (Ref:3404706)

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Originally Posted by canamman

The TV announcers mentioned an F1 Canadian Grand Prix started similarly.
It ended worse however.
Researched that and 1982 was the year.
Never heard of him but I now know who Riccardo Paletti was.

He ran into the back of Pironi's stalled Ferrari. They had trouble getting him out of the car and it caught fire.

Louie Loper · 10 May 2014, 21:39 (Ref:3404707)

Hinchcliffe on a stretcher I saw holding his head, debris hit him there on the infield straight?

Disraeli Eers · 10 May 2014, 21:44 (Ref:3404709)

Nevermind...I miscalculated!

**bjohnsonsmith** · 10 May 2014, 21:55 (Ref:3404717)

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Originally Posted by Louie Loper

Hinchcliffe on a stretcher I saw holding his head, debris hit him there on the infield straight?

Debris from the Montagny incident?

Louie Loper · 10 May 2014, 22:01 (Ref:3404719)

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Originally Posted by bjohnsonsmith

Debris from the Montagny incident?

whatever the debris we saw flying there in the infield, he went through it then parked it in the grass at the end of the straight.

**bjohnsonsmith** · 10 May 2014, 22:02 (Ref:3404720)

Congrats to Pagenaud.

Overall I don't think it was too bad a race but they need to sort out the restarts, which slightly marred it.

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