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13 Sep 2020, 18:15 (Ref:4002249) | #26 | ||
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13 Sep 2020, 18:40 (Ref:4002255) | #27 | ||
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Congrats to Colton Herta and also to Andretti Autosport for a podium sweep. That was a very solid drive from Colton Herta.
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13 Sep 2020, 20:35 (Ref:4002289) | #28 | ||
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Not the best race but not the worst and it had its moments. Shame about the start, which saw Rosenqvist punted off the track. He qualified a promising sixth. That was a good second place for Rossi, in what has been a not very good season. He is currently 12th. Dixon now has a 72 point lead over Newgarden, with three rounds to go. |
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14 Sep 2020, 02:23 (Ref:4002350) | #29 | ||
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A couple of dominant races on the weekend. Andretti 1,2,3, F oh Marco... Helluva save into T1 for Marco, I must say.
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14 Sep 2020, 21:20 (Ref:4002503) | #30 | ||
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I wish OWard had qualified better for each race. He could have been a contender!
Also, good job by Rahal to have a pair of 4ths. And where did Andretti come from in race two? they have been nowhere all season and then they lock out the podium??? |
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15 Sep 2020, 04:47 (Ref:4002533) | #31 | ||
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Mid-Ohio looked beautiful this weekend. I thought both races were very entertaining! Dixon was a little off but recovered well enough on Sunday.
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16 Sep 2020, 04:03 (Ref:4002726) | #32 | ||
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Andretti cars weren't far off the pace in race 1 (finished 3rd, 5th, 9th) but seemingly made the right adjustments for race 2. RHR qualified 2nd in race 1, 8th in race 2. Rossi qualified 6th in race 1, 10th in race 2. So other than Herta, it wasn't that they had super pace in qualifying for race 2. They just got everything right for the race conditions. |
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19 Sep 2020, 05:28 (Ref:4003725) | #33 | |
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The crowd looked large for only 6k. Wither there were more than 6k, or I have to readjust my judgement when i guess the size of crowds there. Looks like 25k would be packed in there.
Man, when dixon has a stinker, he finishes 10th. All other drivers, they have a bad day, they finish 16th, 22nd, etc... its nuts. I must be in the minority, in that mid ohio is not that impressive to me. I have seen lots of races on tv there, and it just doesn't stand out as super impressive. Good racing these two races, though. |
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20 Sep 2020, 17:25 (Ref:4005115) | #35 | |
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I can't put a finger on it, really. I also think it produces good racing, which makes it harder to pinpoint why I'm not impressed. It just doesn't look as impressive as some other road courses. Maybe it looks sort of like a club track to me? I dont know...
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20 Sep 2020, 18:42 (Ref:4005145) | #36 | ||
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I know what you mean about a club track. It reminds me a bit of Brands Hatch in the mid 70s, it's a little rough and ready, there aren't nice wide colorful rumble strips and run off areas. We saw what happened to Dixon in Race 2 at Turn 1. He went a bit wide, got the right rear off the rumble strip and into the mud and spun it but I like that. The driver has to really stick within the track limits, none of this stuff you see in F1.
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20 Sep 2020, 20:10 (Ref:4005175) | #37 | ||
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It's probably the "lack of speed" (i think the average speed is low compared to other road courses? Not sure) or that we're used to seeing a lot of the run offs.
The place is great, generally produces fun racing and just looks like a blast to drive around; I think it's pretty quick, too. Looks pretty, too. I want to get there one day. |
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