Rounds 7 and 8. Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix, May 31- June 2, 2019. - Page 3

gert · 2 Jun 2019, 20:38 (Ref:3907586)

I'm watching too.

Newgarden the only Penske going well at the moment.

Armco Bender · 2 Jun 2019, 20:47 (Ref:3907588)

I'm watching and the sheep are going crazy its looking good for Dixon..

**bjohnsonsmith** · 2 Jun 2019, 20:49 (Ref:3907589)

Finding it hard to get a feed.

Armco Bender · 2 Jun 2019, 20:49 (Ref:3907590)

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Would love to be watching but us Aussies are unable to watch unless you can direct me somewhere?

New Zealand...

gert · 2 Jun 2019, 20:50 (Ref:3907591)

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Originally Posted by gert

Newgarden the only Penske going well at the moment.

^ scratch that. He is going nowhere and will end up 19th.

Looking good for Scott if he can make it on fuel

**bjohnsonsmith** · 2 Jun 2019, 20:51 (Ref:3907592)

Got one and Newgarden is out.

champcarman · 2 Jun 2019, 20:52 (Ref:3907593)

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New Zealand...

One thing you have over us!

gert · 2 Jun 2019, 20:57 (Ref:3907596)

I like Newgarden, just by the interview he gave after his accident.

He is unhappy with Hinchcliffe, but says ultimately it's his fault by making a bad decision.

**joeb** · 2 Jun 2019, 21:00 (Ref:3907597)

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Originally Posted by gert

I like Newgarden, just by the interview he gave after his accident.

He is unhappy with Hinchcliffe, but says ultimately it's his fault by making a bad decision.

Yup, great post accident interview. Hinch maybe shouldn't have pulled out in front of them, but he was going to try and keep that position. He left the door open in the corner, Josef just couldn't make it stick.

Ferrucci lost out by missing that pit opportunity before the accident.

**bjohnsonsmith** · 2 Jun 2019, 21:14 (Ref:3907598)

That was some serious racing.

gert · 2 Jun 2019, 21:20 (Ref:3907600)

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That was some serious racing.

... and as usual: interrupted by a stupid full course yellow.

Someone really should explain these guys how local yellows work

JHamilton · 2 Jun 2019, 21:25 (Ref:3907603)

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... and as usual: interrupted by a stupid full course yellow.

Someone really should explain these guys how local yellows work

Yes, because that's the issue. The race organizers don't know how local yellows work elsewhere.

**joeb** · 2 Jun 2019, 21:28 (Ref:3907605)

You can't put workers on track in this scenario if you aren't under yellow. A couple guys almost got hit at Monaco in the F1 race a few weeks ago, tracks generally don't take those chances stateside.

and great, now we lost the tv feed, but don't worry, we get to see more commercials.

**joeb** · 2 Jun 2019, 21:34 (Ref:3907607)

The Gainbridge graphics in yellow text throw me off every time they put them up, I think the race is going yellow, but it is just a sponsorship thing on the timing ribbon.

**joeb** · 2 Jun 2019, 21:36 (Ref:3907609)

Rosenqvist bins it and the race is red flagged

gert · 2 Jun 2019, 21:40 (Ref:3907611)

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You can't put workers on track in this scenario if you aren't under yellow.

I didn't say 'no yellow', I said 'local yellow'. For a single car that has not been crashed that should just do.
Or something like code 60

A crashed car (like Rosenqvist) or multiple cars blocking the track that's something else....

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... and the race is red flagged

Good thing, so we can get even more ads

**bjohnsonsmith** · 2 Jun 2019, 21:42 (Ref:3907612)

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Rosenqvist bins it and the race is red flagged

Why red flag it?

gert · 2 Jun 2019, 21:45 (Ref:3907614)

I hope Dixon wins, and Ericsson get his podium.
He deserved better results than he got so far.

Purist · 2 Jun 2019, 21:47 (Ref:3907615)

Red flag so we have a chance of finishing under green.

As for local yellows, Stateside, I think they're more worried about getting sued than they maybe are in other places around the world.

Also, NASCAR, and its greater "entertainment" drive, rule the motorsport scene over here. So bunching up the field isn't just seen as the "convention", but as the thing to do if you want to help yourself in the TV ratings department.

**joeb** · 2 Jun 2019, 21:49 (Ref:3907617)

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Why red flag it?

They wanted to keep as many laps available at the end of the race. If they went yellow, they might not have gotten the incident cleared in time with 5 laps left.

JHamilton · 2 Jun 2019, 21:52 (Ref:3907618)

Congrats to Dixie and Ericsson!

**bjohnsonsmith** · 2 Jun 2019, 21:54 (Ref:3907619)

Congrats to Dixon, he made up for yesterday's mistake.

**bjohnsonsmith** · 2 Jun 2019, 21:56 (Ref:3907620)

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They wanted to keep as many laps available at the end of the race. If they went yellow, they might not have gotten the incident cleared in time with 5 laps left.

Faire enough.

JHamilton · 2 Jun 2019, 21:56 (Ref:3907621)

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Originally Posted by gert

I didn't say 'no yellow', I said 'local yellow'. For a single car that has not been crashed that should just do.
Or something like code 60

A crashed car (like Rosenqvist) or multiple cars blocking the track that's something else....

Good thing, so we can get even more ads

You will never see a worker on a hot track in the US. It's just not going to happen no matter how much sense it might make elsewhere. Unfortunately, sometimes races like this one happen because of yellows.

JHamilton · 2 Jun 2019, 21:58 (Ref:3907622)

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Originally Posted by joeb

They wanted to keep as many laps available at the end of the race. If they went yellow, they might not have gotten the incident cleared in time with 5 laps left.

It rained yesterday too, and after a caution filled Sunday race, I think they tried extra hard to make up for it.

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