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 19th May 2019, 09:53 AM
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It’s not looking overly promising either with Hinchcliffe and new Red Bull programme driver Patricio O’Ward in the running as well. I’d expect those two to make it leaving only one spot free. Hope they find some extra pace overnight
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19th May 2019, 03:50 PM
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 It's still will be the return of the Mack 4eva
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19th May 2019, 04:14 PM
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It's still will be the return of the Mack 4eva
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Dutch driver Beitske Visser dominated the second race of the new W Series as Britons Jamie Chadwick and Alice Powell finished second and third respectively.
Visser led from start to finish in Zolder, Belgium, with Chadwick and Powell locked in a battle for second place until the last lap. Chadwick stays top of the leaderboard after two rounds of the six-race championship. The third round takes place at Misano, Italy, on 8 June. |
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19th May 2019, 09:47 PM
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Mansonette
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Fernando Alonso has failed to qualify for the Indianapolis 500.
McLaren have let him down badly again |
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20th May 2019, 10:01 PM
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Mansonette
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https://apnews.com/a8653967a9714ac7a9a3ba576f712fff
If you want to understand why McLaren and Alonso didn’t make the 500 this report will explain all. And it sheds insight on why their F1 operation is so awful too They really are inept right now |
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4th June 2019, 03:35 PM
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It's still will be the return of the Mack 4eva
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Highest ever UK viewership for the Indy500:
https://motorsportbroadcasting.com/2019/06/...rd-uk-audience/ |
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5th June 2019, 06:41 PM
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I'd like to know what the viewing figures have been for last weekends Duel in Detroit to see how much of that audience tuned in again. I wouldn't expect much from saturday night's race but Sunday's should be a good indicator. Both races were very different and so far this season there have been 6 different winners from 8 races which just goes to show why the field is so competitive. In a year when F1 is struggling to keep the interest viewing figures could really benefit.
Plus we had Marco Andretti's bold early move to slicks on a wet, bumpy rubbered-in concrete track, with no power steering, which gave us this incredible in car footage. |
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6th June 2019, 12:18 AM
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It's still will be the return of the Mack 4eva
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Sorry couldn't find any UK viewing figures for Detroit, Severin.
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12th June 2019, 01:53 PM
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It's still will be the return of the Mack 4eva
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Apparently AJ Foyt has claimed that Tony Kanaan will be back for 2020 in a full-time capacity in IndyCar.
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15th June 2019, 12:42 AM
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Sadly I suspect another year of plodding around near the back, causing the occasional accident. Kanaan was really rather good 10 years ago but it feels like he's putting off the inevitable because, Foyt will indulge him, to the detriment of his legacy.
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24th June 2019, 02:33 PM
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It's still will be the return of the Mack 4eva
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This may amuse you all:
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1st August 2019, 10:07 PM
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Indycar has just announced it will switch to hybrid cars in 2022 and they will be on a similar level to F1 cars in terms of horsepower. As long as the racing stays as close and unpredictable then this is great news
QUOTE IndyCar will race 900-horsepower hybrid cars starting in 2022 IndyCar, the top open-wheel racing series in the United States, just announced that its racecars will use hybrid powertrains starting in 2022. The new cars will be powered by a combination of combustion engines developed by Honda and Chevrolet (the two manufacturers that currently compete in the series) and a single-sourced “multi-phase motor, inverter and electric storage device that will create energy recovery from the car’s braking system.” The result will be IndyCars that can create north of 900 horsepower, putting them close to the current power output of Formula One’s racecars. Current IndyCars generate between 550 and 700 horsepower, depending on their configuration, which changes based on what track is being run. IT’S NOT THE FIRST SERIES TO RACE HYBRIDS, AND IT WON’T BE THE LAST As automakers develop electric and hybrid cars in the face of the growing climate crisis, a number of motorsports have already adopted hybrid powertrains, like Formula One or the World Endurance Championship’s top Le Mans prototype class. Since EV racing series Formula E launched in 2014, a bevy of all-electric series has launched as well, including one featuring all Jaguar I-Paces, one based around Smart ForTwos, and one for electric motorcycles. IndyCar didn’t release much more detail about how the hybrid powertrain will work, but it sounds similar to the kinetic energy recovery system (KERS) that Formula One introduced in 2009. By spinning the electric motor backward, the car will be able to turn the kinetic energy of braking into potential energy that’s stored in something like a flywheel or a small battery. That energy can then be redeployed to the electric motor to help power the car forward in combination with the combustion engine. IndyCar has spent the last few years remaking itself in an effort to rebuild its fan base, and the move to hybrid cars will now become a crucial part of that shift. The series quickly did away with the overly complicated aerodynamic kits it introduced in 2015. Instead, it relaunched a much simpler, sleeker car in 2017 that harkens back to the designs that made the series popular a few decades ago. The series will also add a reinforced windscreen to its cars in 2020 to better protect drivers from head injuries. https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/1/20750192/...-plans-electric This post has been edited by Severin: 1st August 2019, 10:09 PM |
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10th August 2019, 12:05 AM
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McLaren Racing will return to IndyCar competition 40 years after they last entered the series full-time.
McLaren, who won the Indy 500 in 1974 and 1976, will be in a "strategic partnership with Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports (Arrow SPM) and Chevrolet". The team will be called Arrow McLaren Racing SP and field two Chevrolet-powered cars in the 2020 championship. |
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18th August 2019, 07:02 PM
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Takuma Sato has just managed to take out a quarter of the field on the first lap at the Pocono 500 with some ridiculously bad decision making
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19th August 2019, 11:18 PM
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I would agree with Robert. Surely now is the time to remove Pocono from the IndyCar calendar after three serious crashes one fatal in the last five years. |
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20th August 2019, 04:42 PM
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I don't think it's quite as black and white as that. If you look at the 3 accidents in detail, all of them could have happened at any circuit on the calendar to some degree.
Sage Karam's accident that unfortunately claimed Justin Wilson, wasn't that severe in itself but a piece of carbon fibre struck Wilson on the head and that was what caused the fatality. It is absolutely true that something similar could happen anywhere, and indeed has - Henry Surtees for example, or Felipe Massa's lucky escape. However this is something that the screen shield and Halo device were designed to prevent. Indeed, Hinchcliffe was protected by a similar device in the very same accident on Sunday. Had the same accident happened with today's safety regulations Wilson would no doubt still be with us, but the point is that incident is not specific to Pocono. Wickens' accident clearly raises a lot more questions and although Michael Andretti received a lot of flak for saying it the same day, he had a point when he commented that Wickens was in Hunter-Reay's 'blind spot', attempting a very unorthodox pass and probably should have backed out. It was after all lap 7 of a 500 mile race and that kind of aggressive driving is not necessary so early on. Sunday's accident is far more clear cut though. Sato's known for being aggressive but this was way over the top and pretty much every driver in the field has rounded on him as being excessive and to blame. It was both poor driving and bad decision making. Sato could do that anywhere and had Rosenqvist's car not climbed the wall, it wouldn't have been such big news Again we are looking at aggressive driving on lap one. Importantly though both the last two incidents happened at turn 2 - the one designed as an identical turn to those at Indianapolis. Some have cited the extra wide straights as allowing cars to go 5 abreast being a contributing factor because the room soon disappears at turns 1 & 3, but the drivers should know this and the fact it doesn't happen more frequently suggests they do and I don't think the track itself is the issue in regards to the last 2 crashes. However, Pocono does need to improve its general safety levels. If an accident is going to happen, which, like any racetrack, it inevitably will the protective measures in place need to be better The SAFER barriers need work, the spotters tower is appalling, the fencing is in dire need of looking at and if the width of the circuit is an issue they could move the infield walls in closer to prevent drivers attempting to go 2-3 abreast in a corner. With a few minor tweaks its track layout is fine - providing the drivers respect it - but its features need looking at and for that reason I broadly agree Pocono needs to be re-thought. It would be a shame to lose it but Indycar Oval racing is a uniquely strategic and thrilling experience in motorsport and Pocono is currently harming that This year was the last of the current deal and Richmond is being touted as replacing it already, and maybe Pocono could come back better in the future |
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21st August 2019, 12:28 AM
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31st August 2019, 05:31 PM
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Anthoine Hubert has been killed after a horrifying crash at the Raidillion corner of Spa in the GP2 race.
He had gone of and hit the barrier before bouncing back onto the track where Juan Manuel Correa collided with the wrecked car at full speed Correa's condition is described as 'stable' This post has been edited by Severin: 31st August 2019, 05:55 PM |
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31st August 2019, 05:56 PM
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I’ve seen a couple of photos of some of the debris and that is a horror shunt. Am not surprised the poor lad has passed away. It looked like a brutal brutal smash
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31st August 2019, 05:59 PM
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It was reminiscent of Alex Zanardi's leg destroying shunt, except the car was more damaged before rejoining the track and Correa hit him dead centre, rather than took the front off.
It was obvious immediately it was a really bad one. This post has been edited by Severin: 31st August 2019, 06:00 PM |
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