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re: 2022 IndyCar Season Thread - Last Race: Laguna Seca 9/11 3:00 PM ET (NBC)
Posted on 7/24/22 at 4:31 pm to TouchedTheAxeIn82
Posted on 7/24/22 at 4:31 pm to TouchedTheAxeIn82
Fantastic sprint finish after the yellow. O'Ward wins, Power P2, and McLaughlin P3.
Jimmie Johnson with a fighting P5 finish. He built on what he was able to do yesterday, and passed championship leader Ericsson late in the race for his career best IndyCar finish.
Jimmie Johnson with a fighting P5 finish. He built on what he was able to do yesterday, and passed championship leader Ericsson late in the race for his career best IndyCar finish.
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Posted on 7/24/22 at 5:29 pm to TouchedTheAxeIn82
quote:
WOW. Rear suspension failure sends race leader Newgarden into the wall.
Newgarden was later interviewed about the crash and he seemed OK. But now Twitter is reporting that Newgarden has fainted and bonked his head and is back in the medical center. Maybe the medical center was too quick to release him after his crash, and now things could be worse with a further head injury. Obviously bad for Newgarden, and not a good look for IndyCar.
Posted on 7/24/22 at 6:27 pm to TouchedTheAxeIn82
quote:
Newgarden was later interviewed about the crash and he seemed OK. But now Twitter is reporting that Newgarden has fainted and bonked his head and is back in the medical center.
Mark Donohue was talking with the track workers after the crash that killed him. Had a brain injury.
Now I'm not saying Newgarden is going to die, just that head injuries can be weird.
Posted on 7/24/22 at 6:52 pm to BuckyCheese
Wow. Hope he is okay. IndyStar is reporting on it:
quote:
Josef Newgarden crashed out of Sunday's IndyCar Series race at Iowa Speedway, then collapsed in the bus lot.
Dr. Geoffrey Billows, IndyCar's medical chief, said Newgarden was awake and alert, but was being airlifted to a Des Moines hospital after falling outside his hauler and suffering a head abrasion. Billows added Newgarden was communicative. The helicopter was used because of the distance to the hospital and traffic post-race.
Posted on 7/24/22 at 7:09 pm to Twenty 49
Man, that wreck didn’t look bad at all
Posted on 7/24/22 at 10:03 pm to TouchedTheAxeIn82
quote:
Newgarden was later interviewed about the crash and he seemed OK.
I caught his interview, just seemed like a normal crash. He was coherent and didn't slur his speech and sounded real sharp.
It's crazy.
Posted on 7/28/22 at 3:46 am to kengel2
Race 11 Iowa
Official results and points
2022 Hy-VeeDeals.com 250 - 250 laps
P01 Josef Newgarden (#2 Penske / Chevy)
P02 Pato O'Ward (#5 McLaren / Chevy)
P03 Will Power (#12 Penske / Chevy)
P04 Rinus VeeKay (#21 Carpenter / Chevy)
P05 Scott Dixon (#9 Ganassi / Honda)
P06 Alex Palou (#10 Ganassi / Honda)
P07 Romain Grosjean (#28 Andretti / Honda)
P08 Marcus Ericsson (#8 Ganassi / Honda)
P09 Graham Rahal (#15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan / Honda)
P10 Christian Lundgaard [R] (#30 Rahal Letterman Lanigan / Honda)
P11 Jimmie Johnson (#48 Ganassi / Honda)
P12 Callum Ilott [R] (#77 Juncos Hollinger / Chevy)
P13 Alexander Rossi (#27 Andretti / Honda)
P14 David Malukas [R] (#18 Coyne / Honda)
P15 Kyle Kirkwood [R] (#14 AJ Foyt / Chevy)
P16 Hélio Castroneves (#06 Meyer Shank / Honda)
P17 Devlin DeFrancesco [R] (#29 Andretti / Honda)
P18 Jack Harvey (#45 Rahal Letterman Lanigan / Honda)
P19 Conor Daly (#20 Carpenter / Chevy)
P20 Dalton Kellett (#4 AJ Foyt / Chevy)
P21 Takuma Sato (#51 Coyne / Honda)
P22 Scott McLaughlin (#3 Penske / Chevy)
P23 Simon Pagenaud (#60 Meyer Shank / Honda)
P24 Colton Herta (#26 Andretti / Honda)
P25 Ed Carpenter (#33 Carpenter / Chevy) - 160 laps Contact
P26 Felix Rosenqvist (#7 McLaren / Chevy) - 109 laps Contact
Race 12 Iowa
Official results and points
2022 Hy-Vee Salute to Farmers 300 - 300 laps
P01 Pato O'Ward (#5 McLaren / Chevy)
P02 Will Power (#12 Penske / Chevy)
P03 Scott McLaughlin (#3 Penske / Chevy)
P04 Scott Dixon (#9 Ganassi / Honda)
P05 Jimmie Johnson (#48 Ganassi / Honda)
P06 Marcus Ericsson (#8 Ganassi / Honda)
P07 Felix Rosenqvist (#7 McLaren / Chevy)
P08 David Malukas [R] (#18 Coyne / Honda)
P09 Romain Grosjean (#28 Andretti / Honda)
P10 Takuma Sato (#51 Coyne / Honda)
P11 Callum Ilott [R] (#77 Juncos Hollinger / Chevy)
P12 Colton Herta (#26 Andretti / Honda)
P13 Alex Palou (#10 Ganassi / Honda)
P14 Graham Rahal (#15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan / Honda)
P15 Devlin DeFrancesco [R] (#29 Andretti / Honda)
P16 Conor Daly (#20 Carpenter / Chevy)
P17 Ed Carpenter (#33 Carpenter / Chevy)
P18 Alexander Rossi (#27 Andretti / Honda)
P19 Rinus VeeKay (#21 Carpenter / Chevy)
P20 Jack Harvey (#45 Rahal Letterman Lanigan / Honda)
P21 Hélio Castroneves (#06 Meyer Shank / Honda)
P22 Dalton Kellett (#4 AJ Foyt / Chevy)
P23 Simon Pagenaud (#60 Meyer Shank / Honda)
P24 Josef Newgarden (#2 Penske / Chevy) - 235 laps Contact
P25 Kyle Kirkwood [R] (#14 AJ Foyt / Chevy) - 117 laps Contact
P26 Christian Lundgaard [R] (#30 Rahal Letterman Lanigan / Honda) - 112 laps Mechanical
Official results and points
2022 Hy-VeeDeals.com 250 - 250 laps
P01 Josef Newgarden (#2 Penske / Chevy)
P02 Pato O'Ward (#5 McLaren / Chevy)
P03 Will Power (#12 Penske / Chevy)
P04 Rinus VeeKay (#21 Carpenter / Chevy)
P05 Scott Dixon (#9 Ganassi / Honda)
P06 Alex Palou (#10 Ganassi / Honda)
P07 Romain Grosjean (#28 Andretti / Honda)
P08 Marcus Ericsson (#8 Ganassi / Honda)
P09 Graham Rahal (#15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan / Honda)
P10 Christian Lundgaard [R] (#30 Rahal Letterman Lanigan / Honda)
P11 Jimmie Johnson (#48 Ganassi / Honda)
P12 Callum Ilott [R] (#77 Juncos Hollinger / Chevy)
P13 Alexander Rossi (#27 Andretti / Honda)
P14 David Malukas [R] (#18 Coyne / Honda)
P15 Kyle Kirkwood [R] (#14 AJ Foyt / Chevy)
P16 Hélio Castroneves (#06 Meyer Shank / Honda)
P17 Devlin DeFrancesco [R] (#29 Andretti / Honda)
P18 Jack Harvey (#45 Rahal Letterman Lanigan / Honda)
P19 Conor Daly (#20 Carpenter / Chevy)
P20 Dalton Kellett (#4 AJ Foyt / Chevy)
P21 Takuma Sato (#51 Coyne / Honda)
P22 Scott McLaughlin (#3 Penske / Chevy)
P23 Simon Pagenaud (#60 Meyer Shank / Honda)
P24 Colton Herta (#26 Andretti / Honda)
P25 Ed Carpenter (#33 Carpenter / Chevy) - 160 laps Contact
P26 Felix Rosenqvist (#7 McLaren / Chevy) - 109 laps Contact
Race 12 Iowa
Official results and points
2022 Hy-Vee Salute to Farmers 300 - 300 laps
P01 Pato O'Ward (#5 McLaren / Chevy)
P02 Will Power (#12 Penske / Chevy)
P03 Scott McLaughlin (#3 Penske / Chevy)
P04 Scott Dixon (#9 Ganassi / Honda)
P05 Jimmie Johnson (#48 Ganassi / Honda)
P06 Marcus Ericsson (#8 Ganassi / Honda)
P07 Felix Rosenqvist (#7 McLaren / Chevy)
P08 David Malukas [R] (#18 Coyne / Honda)
P09 Romain Grosjean (#28 Andretti / Honda)
P10 Takuma Sato (#51 Coyne / Honda)
P11 Callum Ilott [R] (#77 Juncos Hollinger / Chevy)
P12 Colton Herta (#26 Andretti / Honda)
P13 Alex Palou (#10 Ganassi / Honda)
P14 Graham Rahal (#15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan / Honda)
P15 Devlin DeFrancesco [R] (#29 Andretti / Honda)
P16 Conor Daly (#20 Carpenter / Chevy)
P17 Ed Carpenter (#33 Carpenter / Chevy)
P18 Alexander Rossi (#27 Andretti / Honda)
P19 Rinus VeeKay (#21 Carpenter / Chevy)
P20 Jack Harvey (#45 Rahal Letterman Lanigan / Honda)
P21 Hélio Castroneves (#06 Meyer Shank / Honda)
P22 Dalton Kellett (#4 AJ Foyt / Chevy)
P23 Simon Pagenaud (#60 Meyer Shank / Honda)
P24 Josef Newgarden (#2 Penske / Chevy) - 235 laps Contact
P25 Kyle Kirkwood [R] (#14 AJ Foyt / Chevy) - 117 laps Contact
P26 Christian Lundgaard [R] (#30 Rahal Letterman Lanigan / Honda) - 112 laps Mechanical
Posted on 7/28/22 at 3:49 am to TouchedTheAxeIn82
Championship After 12 Races
(+/- number of positions gained or lost after the doubleheader)
P01 Marcus Ericsson (Ganassi / Honda) 403 pts (+0)
P02 Will Power (Penske / Chevy) 395 pts (+0)
P03 Josef Newgarden (Penske / Chevy) 369 pts (+1)
P04 Scott Dixon (Ganassi / Honda) 369 pts (+1)
P05 Pato O'Ward (McLaren / Chevy) 367 pts (+1)
P06 Alex Palou (Ganassi / Honda) 359 pts (-3)
P07 Scott McLaughlin (Penske / Chevy) 317 pts (+0)
P08 Colton Herta (Andretti / Honda) 278 pts (+0)
P09 Felix Rosenqvist (McLaren / Chevy) 275 pts (+0)
P10 Alexander Rossi (Andretti / Honda) 265 pts (+1)
P11 Simon Pagenaud (Meyer Shank / Honda) 257 pts (-1)
P12 Rinus VeeKay (Carpenter / Chevy) 254 pts (+0)
P13 Graham Rahal (Rahal Letterman Lanigan / Honda) 248 pts (+0)
P14 Romain Grosjean (Andretti / Honda) 245 pts (+1)
P15 Conor Daly (Carpenter / Chevy) 223 pts (-1)
P16 Christian Lundgaard [R] (Rahal Letterman Lanigan / Honda) 208 pts (+0)
P17 David Malukas [R] (Coyne / Honda) 204 pts (+1)
P18 Hélio Castroneves (Meyer Shank / Honda) 196 pts (-1)
P19 Takuma Sato (Coyne / Honda) 184 pts (+0)
P20 Jimmie Johnson (Ganassi / Honda) 158 pts (+3)
P21 Callum Ilott [R] (Juncos Hollinger / Chevy) 150 pts (+0)
P22 Jack Harvey (Rahal Letterman Lanigan / Honda) 148 pts (-2)
P23 Devlin DeFrancesco [R] (Andretti / Honda) 139 pts (-1)
P24 Kyle Kirkwood [R] (Foyt / Chevy) 126 pts (+0)
(Partial list - 35 drivers have scored points)
R01 St. Petersburg - P1 Scott McLaughlin, P2 Alex Palou, P3 Will Power
R02 Texas - P1 Josef Newgarden, P2 Scott McLaughlin, P3 Marcus Ericsson
R03 Long Beach - P1 Josef Newgarden, P2 Romain Grosjean, P3 Alex Palou
R04 Barber Motorsports Park - P1 Pato O'Ward, P2 Alex Palou, P3 Rinus VeeKay
R05 IMS Road Course - P1 Colton Herta, P2 Simon Pagenaud, P3 Will Power
R06 Indy 500 - P1 Marcus Ericsson, P2 Pato O'Ward, P3 Tony Kanaan
R07 Belle Isle - P1 Will Power, P2 Alexander Rossi, P3 Scott Dixon
R08 Road America - P1 Josef Newgarden, P2 Marcus Ericsson, P3 Alexander Rossi
R09 Mid-Ohio - P1 Scott McLaughlin, P2 Alex Palou, P3 Will Power
R10 Toronto - P1 Scott Dixon, P2 Colton Herta, P3 Felix Rosenqvist
R11 Iowa - P1 Josef Newgarden, P2 Pato O'Ward, P3 Will Power
R12 Iowa - P1 Pato O'Ward, P2 Will Power, P3 Scott McLaughlin
Chevy has won 9 of 12 races (Penske with 7 wins). But Honda won the Indy 500.
Despite Chevy's domination in race wins, a Honda driver still leads the championship, two of the top four and five of the top ten drivers are Honda drivers.
The top six drivers are still in strong contention for the championship with five races to go.
(+/- number of positions gained or lost after the doubleheader)
P01 Marcus Ericsson (Ganassi / Honda) 403 pts (+0)
P02 Will Power (Penske / Chevy) 395 pts (+0)
P03 Josef Newgarden (Penske / Chevy) 369 pts (+1)
P04 Scott Dixon (Ganassi / Honda) 369 pts (+1)
P05 Pato O'Ward (McLaren / Chevy) 367 pts (+1)
P06 Alex Palou (Ganassi / Honda) 359 pts (-3)
P07 Scott McLaughlin (Penske / Chevy) 317 pts (+0)
P08 Colton Herta (Andretti / Honda) 278 pts (+0)
P09 Felix Rosenqvist (McLaren / Chevy) 275 pts (+0)
P10 Alexander Rossi (Andretti / Honda) 265 pts (+1)
P11 Simon Pagenaud (Meyer Shank / Honda) 257 pts (-1)
P12 Rinus VeeKay (Carpenter / Chevy) 254 pts (+0)
P13 Graham Rahal (Rahal Letterman Lanigan / Honda) 248 pts (+0)
P14 Romain Grosjean (Andretti / Honda) 245 pts (+1)
P15 Conor Daly (Carpenter / Chevy) 223 pts (-1)
P16 Christian Lundgaard [R] (Rahal Letterman Lanigan / Honda) 208 pts (+0)
P17 David Malukas [R] (Coyne / Honda) 204 pts (+1)
P18 Hélio Castroneves (Meyer Shank / Honda) 196 pts (-1)
P19 Takuma Sato (Coyne / Honda) 184 pts (+0)
P20 Jimmie Johnson (Ganassi / Honda) 158 pts (+3)
P21 Callum Ilott [R] (Juncos Hollinger / Chevy) 150 pts (+0)
P22 Jack Harvey (Rahal Letterman Lanigan / Honda) 148 pts (-2)
P23 Devlin DeFrancesco [R] (Andretti / Honda) 139 pts (-1)
P24 Kyle Kirkwood [R] (Foyt / Chevy) 126 pts (+0)
(Partial list - 35 drivers have scored points)
R01 St. Petersburg - P1 Scott McLaughlin, P2 Alex Palou, P3 Will Power
R02 Texas - P1 Josef Newgarden, P2 Scott McLaughlin, P3 Marcus Ericsson
R03 Long Beach - P1 Josef Newgarden, P2 Romain Grosjean, P3 Alex Palou
R04 Barber Motorsports Park - P1 Pato O'Ward, P2 Alex Palou, P3 Rinus VeeKay
R05 IMS Road Course - P1 Colton Herta, P2 Simon Pagenaud, P3 Will Power
R06 Indy 500 - P1 Marcus Ericsson, P2 Pato O'Ward, P3 Tony Kanaan
R07 Belle Isle - P1 Will Power, P2 Alexander Rossi, P3 Scott Dixon
R08 Road America - P1 Josef Newgarden, P2 Marcus Ericsson, P3 Alexander Rossi
R09 Mid-Ohio - P1 Scott McLaughlin, P2 Alex Palou, P3 Will Power
R10 Toronto - P1 Scott Dixon, P2 Colton Herta, P3 Felix Rosenqvist
R11 Iowa - P1 Josef Newgarden, P2 Pato O'Ward, P3 Will Power
R12 Iowa - P1 Pato O'Ward, P2 Will Power, P3 Scott McLaughlin
Chevy has won 9 of 12 races (Penske with 7 wins). But Honda won the Indy 500.
Despite Chevy's domination in race wins, a Honda driver still leads the championship, two of the top four and five of the top ten drivers are Honda drivers.
The top six drivers are still in strong contention for the championship with five races to go.
Posted on 7/28/22 at 4:04 am to TouchedTheAxeIn82
Josef Newgarden absolutely dominated the weekend and would have won both races of the doubleheader but suffered a failure in the right rear suspension in the 2nd half of the 2nd race, sending him into the wall. Team Penske later announced that the accident was caused by a failure of the right rear damper. If Newgarden had been able to finish and win the 2nd race, he would have vaulted to the lead of the championship. He did however, still manage to rise one place in the championship to P3.
In the end, the big winners of the weekend were Pato O'Ward (P2 and P1), Will Power (P3 and P2), and Scott Dixon (P5 and P4). Marcus Ericsson's P8 and P6 finishes allowed him to maintain his lead in the championship, but he's fading. Ericsson's double-points Indy 500 win was massive for his championship position, but he just isn't at the same level as Newgarden, Power, Dixon and O'Ward. Ericsson won't win the championship. The big loser of the weekend was Alex Palou, whose P6 and P13 finishes (not bad) saw him lose three positions in the championship to P6. But he's only 44 points from the lead, so he's still in strong contention to defend his 2021 championship.
In the end, the big winners of the weekend were Pato O'Ward (P2 and P1), Will Power (P3 and P2), and Scott Dixon (P5 and P4). Marcus Ericsson's P8 and P6 finishes allowed him to maintain his lead in the championship, but he's fading. Ericsson's double-points Indy 500 win was massive for his championship position, but he just isn't at the same level as Newgarden, Power, Dixon and O'Ward. Ericsson won't win the championship. The big loser of the weekend was Alex Palou, whose P6 and P13 finishes (not bad) saw him lose three positions in the championship to P6. But he's only 44 points from the lead, so he's still in strong contention to defend his 2021 championship.
Posted on 7/28/22 at 5:37 am to TouchedTheAxeIn82
This weekend IndyCar goes back to the Indy Road Course. The 2022 schedule again has two visits to the IMS Road Course on two different weekends. Last year rookie Romain Grosjean got a pole position and two P2 finishes at the IMS Road Course, so he should be a favorite this weekend.
This year's first visit to the IMS Road Course was a crazy race because of the mixed conditions. It wasn't just that conditions were sometimes wet and sometimes dry, sometimes half of the track was wet and the other half of the track was dry, wreaking havoc on drivers running wet tires. The stars of the race were winner Colton Herta and (for me) Takuma Sato, who aggressively passed a bunch of guys in the wet and fought back from bad pit timing that kept putting him down the order, for a fighting P7 finish. But the wild conditions means that the first race is no indication of how this 2nd visit is going to go.
See Indy GP NBC Extended Highlights (16 min) for a recap of the previous visit.
It's a big weekend for race fans in the Indianapolis area, as it's a combined IndyCar and NASCAR event. This weekend IndyCar races on Saturday, the NASCAR Xfinity Series also races on Saturday, and the NASCAR Cup Series races on Sunday. An action-packed weekend!
This year's first visit to the IMS Road Course was a crazy race because of the mixed conditions. It wasn't just that conditions were sometimes wet and sometimes dry, sometimes half of the track was wet and the other half of the track was dry, wreaking havoc on drivers running wet tires. The stars of the race were winner Colton Herta and (for me) Takuma Sato, who aggressively passed a bunch of guys in the wet and fought back from bad pit timing that kept putting him down the order, for a fighting P7 finish. But the wild conditions means that the first race is no indication of how this 2nd visit is going to go.
See Indy GP NBC Extended Highlights (16 min) for a recap of the previous visit.
It's a big weekend for race fans in the Indianapolis area, as it's a combined IndyCar and NASCAR event. This weekend IndyCar races on Saturday, the NASCAR Xfinity Series also races on Saturday, and the NASCAR Cup Series races on Sunday. An action-packed weekend!
This post was edited on 7/28/22 at 6:45 am
Posted on 7/28/22 at 5:42 am to TouchedTheAxeIn82
This Week's News
1. Santino Ferrucci is on standby, Newgarden's medical evaluation for this race weekend will be on Thursday
Newgarden spent a night in the hospital after he collapsed a while after he crashed out of Sunday's race. Ferrucci has already raced twice this season as an injury-replacement driver, plus he raced at the Indy 500.
2. IndyCar announcement on Friday? There are vague bits of news about some IndyCar announcement on Friday at 11:00 AM ET, but nothing concrete on what it's about.
3. Ganassi sues Alex Palou! Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR) has sued Alex Palou to resolve their contract dispute. This is a very rare occurence, as team owners and driver have strong motivations to resolve these types of disputes privately. IMO, the fact that CGR is suing Palou would seem to indicate that CGR has a straightforward contract situation, and Palou's side is mishandling this situation badly.
https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/motor/2022/07/27/indycar-chip-ganassi-racing-sues-alex-palou-amid-contract-dispute/65383813007/
To recap:
a. CGR announced that they picked up the option on Palou's contract and Palou will drive for CGR in 2023.
b. Palou quickly tweeted that he did not "approve" of the press release and did not intend to race for CGR after 2022.
c. A few minutes later McLaren F1 announced that they have they have signed Palou to race for McLaren in 2023 (they did not specify which series) and will test for McLaren F1.
I think these are the intents of the parties:
a. CGR wants Palou driving for them next year.
b. Palou does not want to drive for CGR after this year.
c. Palou wants to drive for McLaren next year, presumably in IndyCar.
d. If Palou does not drive for CGR next year, there is no way they will allow him to drive for a competitor in IndyCar next year.
Typically team owners won't get in the way of a driver advancing their career, so in this case if Palou had a contract to race in F1 next year, CGR wouldn't stop him (as long as someone buys out the contract). But CGR will do everything they can to make it clear that Palou will not be able to drive for any other team in IndyCar next year, so if Palou wants to race IndyCar next year, CGR will be his only choice. One question for me is, if Palou then says he wants to race for McLaren in Formula E next year, would CGR let him get out of his contract? One funny thing is that Felix Rosenqvist, whose McLaren IndyCar career is in question (some believe he will end up on McLaren's Formula E team next year), has already speculated that Palou may not be racing anywhere next year. Palou's teammate Scott Dixon has also commented that Palou may not have handled this situation well at all.
1. Santino Ferrucci is on standby, Newgarden's medical evaluation for this race weekend will be on Thursday
Newgarden spent a night in the hospital after he collapsed a while after he crashed out of Sunday's race. Ferrucci has already raced twice this season as an injury-replacement driver, plus he raced at the Indy 500.
2. IndyCar announcement on Friday? There are vague bits of news about some IndyCar announcement on Friday at 11:00 AM ET, but nothing concrete on what it's about.
3. Ganassi sues Alex Palou! Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR) has sued Alex Palou to resolve their contract dispute. This is a very rare occurence, as team owners and driver have strong motivations to resolve these types of disputes privately. IMO, the fact that CGR is suing Palou would seem to indicate that CGR has a straightforward contract situation, and Palou's side is mishandling this situation badly.
https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/motor/2022/07/27/indycar-chip-ganassi-racing-sues-alex-palou-amid-contract-dispute/65383813007/
To recap:
a. CGR announced that they picked up the option on Palou's contract and Palou will drive for CGR in 2023.
b. Palou quickly tweeted that he did not "approve" of the press release and did not intend to race for CGR after 2022.
c. A few minutes later McLaren F1 announced that they have they have signed Palou to race for McLaren in 2023 (they did not specify which series) and will test for McLaren F1.
I think these are the intents of the parties:
a. CGR wants Palou driving for them next year.
b. Palou does not want to drive for CGR after this year.
c. Palou wants to drive for McLaren next year, presumably in IndyCar.
d. If Palou does not drive for CGR next year, there is no way they will allow him to drive for a competitor in IndyCar next year.
Typically team owners won't get in the way of a driver advancing their career, so in this case if Palou had a contract to race in F1 next year, CGR wouldn't stop him (as long as someone buys out the contract). But CGR will do everything they can to make it clear that Palou will not be able to drive for any other team in IndyCar next year, so if Palou wants to race IndyCar next year, CGR will be his only choice. One question for me is, if Palou then says he wants to race for McLaren in Formula E next year, would CGR let him get out of his contract? One funny thing is that Felix Rosenqvist, whose McLaren IndyCar career is in question (some believe he will end up on McLaren's Formula E team next year), has already speculated that Palou may not be racing anywhere next year. Palou's teammate Scott Dixon has also commented that Palou may not have handled this situation well at all.
Posted on 7/29/22 at 5:32 pm to TouchedTheAxeIn82
Rosenqvist beat Rossi for the pole. Dixon’s team botched qualifying, putting him 20. Grosjean was 22; said to have brake issues.
Josef Newgarden cleared to race. Qualified 5.
Josef Newgarden cleared to race. Qualified 5.
Posted on 7/29/22 at 7:46 pm to Twenty 49
Let's not forget the championship leader Marcus Ericsson is starting dead last! A technical problem in Q1 had his engineer instructing him to shut down his engine immediately. The resulting red flag meant the loss of his two fastest laps, and now he has his work cut out for him to mitigate the hit in the championship points he's going to take tomorrow. With Ericsson and Dixon starting way back, Power, Newgarden, O'Ward and Palou are in a great position to power forward in the championship.
After Grosjean's great performances last year, it's unfortunate that he won't be able to duplicate it tomorrow. OTOH, Christian Lundgaard had a great qualy performance (P6), almost matching his amazing IndyCar debut here last year.
After Grosjean's great performances last year, it's unfortunate that he won't be able to duplicate it tomorrow. OTOH, Christian Lundgaard had a great qualy performance (P6), almost matching his amazing IndyCar debut here last year.
Posted on 7/30/22 at 11:16 am to TouchedTheAxeIn82
IndyCar green flag from the IMS road course coming up in a few minutes on NBC!
Yes, IndyCar is the opening act of the NASCAR weekend, give these up-and-comers some support!
Yes, IndyCar is the opening act of the NASCAR weekend, give these up-and-comers some support!
Posted on 7/30/22 at 12:32 pm to TouchedTheAxeIn82
Colton Herta, who won here in May and was leading today as well, has some sort of driveline failure and is out. Bad luck hits again. Alexander Rossi might be the guy today. He hasn't won a race in maybe three years.
Posted on 7/30/22 at 1:14 pm to TouchedTheAxeIn82
quote:
Colton Herta, who won here in May and was leading today as well, has some sort of driveline failure and is out. Bad luck hits again. Alexander Rossi might be the guy today. He hasn't won a race in maybe three years.
you are good...will his car hold on.
Posted on 7/30/22 at 1:30 pm to tccdc
Great podium. Rossi with his first win in three years. Rookie Christian Lundgaard with his first podium in P2. (His previous best finish was P8.) Will Power is P3.
Power had a very early incident, and when the full-course yellow came out on Lap 4, Power, O'Ward, and Sato pit to go off strategy. In the end it worked out great for Power. O'Ward finished P12 and Sato finished P15. Their need to save fuel appeared to affect them more than Power.
Lundgaard's podium is the best result for RLL in a long time. Lundgaard leads Malukas for Rookie of the Year by 27 points now.
As expected, Ericsson loses the championship lead. Power is now the championship leader after a monster comeback performance.
Power had a very early incident, and when the full-course yellow came out on Lap 4, Power, O'Ward, and Sato pit to go off strategy. In the end it worked out great for Power. O'Ward finished P12 and Sato finished P15. Their need to save fuel appeared to affect them more than Power.
Lundgaard's podium is the best result for RLL in a long time. Lundgaard leads Malukas for Rookie of the Year by 27 points now.
As expected, Ericsson loses the championship lead. Power is now the championship leader after a monster comeback performance.
This post was edited on 8/1/22 at 2:52 am
Posted on 7/30/22 at 3:34 pm to TouchedTheAxeIn82
It was good to see Rossi get the monkey off his back. And to see the Rahal guys have good finishes.
Rutledge usually annoys me and is a waste of time, but I enjoyed his piece on The Workingman's Friend and Robin Miller. Miller often mentioned it in his mailbag column. I’m going to eat there if I ever make it to Indianapolis.
Rutledge usually annoys me and is a waste of time, but I enjoyed his piece on The Workingman's Friend and Robin Miller. Miller often mentioned it in his mailbag column. I’m going to eat there if I ever make it to Indianapolis.
Posted on 8/1/22 at 2:54 am to Twenty 49
Race 13 IMS Road Course
Official results and points
2022 Gallagher Grand Prix - 85 laps
P01 Alexander Rossi (#27 Andretti / Honda)
P02 Christian Lundgaard [R] (#30 Rahal Letterman Lanigan / Honda)
P03 Will Power (#12 Penske / Chevy)
P04 Scott McLaughlin (#3 Penske / Chevy)
P05 Josef Newgarden (#2 Penske / Chevy)
P06 Rinus VeeKay (#21 Carpenter / Chevy)
P07 Graham Rahal (#15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan / Honda)
P08 Scott Dixon (#9 Ganassi / Honda)
P09 Felix Rosenqvist (#7 McLaren / Chevy)
P10 Alex Palou (#10 Ganassi / Honda)
P11 Marcus Ericsson (#8 Ganassi / Honda)
P12 Pato O'Ward (#5 McLaren / Chevy)
P13 David Malukas [R] (#18 Coyne / Honda)
P14 Callum Ilott [R] (#77 Juncos Hollinger / Chevy)
P15 Takuma Sato (#51 Coyne / Honda)
P16 Romain Grosjean (#28 Andretti / Honda)
P17 Conor Daly (#20 Carpenter / Chevy)
P18 Devlin DeFrancesco [R] (#29 Andretti / Honda)
P19 Hélio Castroneves (#06 Meyer Shank / Honda)
P20 Jack Harvey (#45 Rahal Letterman Lanigan / Honda)
P21 Dalton Kellett (#4 AJ Foyt / Chevy)
P22 Jimmie Johnson (#48 Ganassi / Honda)
P23 Kyle Kirkwood [R] (#14 AJ Foyt / Chevy)
P24 Colton Herta (#26 Andretti / Honda) - 42 laps Mechanical
P25 Simon Pagenaud (#60 Meyer Shank / Honda) - 34 laps Off-Course
Official results and points
2022 Gallagher Grand Prix - 85 laps
P01 Alexander Rossi (#27 Andretti / Honda)
P02 Christian Lundgaard [R] (#30 Rahal Letterman Lanigan / Honda)
P03 Will Power (#12 Penske / Chevy)
P04 Scott McLaughlin (#3 Penske / Chevy)
P05 Josef Newgarden (#2 Penske / Chevy)
P06 Rinus VeeKay (#21 Carpenter / Chevy)
P07 Graham Rahal (#15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan / Honda)
P08 Scott Dixon (#9 Ganassi / Honda)
P09 Felix Rosenqvist (#7 McLaren / Chevy)
P10 Alex Palou (#10 Ganassi / Honda)
P11 Marcus Ericsson (#8 Ganassi / Honda)
P12 Pato O'Ward (#5 McLaren / Chevy)
P13 David Malukas [R] (#18 Coyne / Honda)
P14 Callum Ilott [R] (#77 Juncos Hollinger / Chevy)
P15 Takuma Sato (#51 Coyne / Honda)
P16 Romain Grosjean (#28 Andretti / Honda)
P17 Conor Daly (#20 Carpenter / Chevy)
P18 Devlin DeFrancesco [R] (#29 Andretti / Honda)
P19 Hélio Castroneves (#06 Meyer Shank / Honda)
P20 Jack Harvey (#45 Rahal Letterman Lanigan / Honda)
P21 Dalton Kellett (#4 AJ Foyt / Chevy)
P22 Jimmie Johnson (#48 Ganassi / Honda)
P23 Kyle Kirkwood [R] (#14 AJ Foyt / Chevy)
P24 Colton Herta (#26 Andretti / Honda) - 42 laps Mechanical
P25 Simon Pagenaud (#60 Meyer Shank / Honda) - 34 laps Off-Course
Posted on 8/1/22 at 2:56 am to TouchedTheAxeIn82
Championship After 13 Races
(+/- number of positions gained or lost)
P01 Will Power (Penske / Chevy) 431 pts (+1)
P02 Marcus Ericsson (Ganassi / Honda) 422 pts (-1)
P03 Josef Newgarden (Penske / Chevy) 399 pts (+0)
P04 Scott Dixon (Ganassi / Honda) 393 pts (+0)
P05 Pato O'Ward (McLaren / Chevy) 385 pts (+0)
P06 Alex Palou (Ganassi / Honda) 379 pts (+0)
P07 Scott McLaughlin (Penske / Chevy) 350 pts (+0)
P08 Alexander Rossi (Andretti / Honda) 318 pts (+2)
P09 Felix Rosenqvist (McLaren / Chevy) 299 pts (+0)
P10 Colton Herta (Andretti / Honda) 285 pts (-2)
P11 Rinus VeeKay (Carpenter / Chevy) 282 pts (+1)
P12 Graham Rahal (Rahal Letterman Lanigan / Honda) 274 pts (+1)
P13 Simon Pagenaud (Meyer Shank / Honda) 262 pts (-2)
P14 Romain Grosjean (Andretti / Honda) 259 pts (+0)
P15 Christian Lundgaard [R] (Rahal Letterman Lanigan / Honda) 248 pts (+1)
P16 Conor Daly (Carpenter / Chevy) 236 pts (-1)
P17 David Malukas [R] (Coyne / Honda) 221 pts (+0)
P18 Hélio Castroneves (Meyer Shank / Honda) 207 pts (+0)
P19 Takuma Sato (Coyne / Honda) 199 pts (+0)
P20 Callum Ilott [R] (Juncos Hollinger / Chevy) 166 pts (+1)
P21 Jimmie Johnson (Ganassi / Honda) 166 pts (-1)
P22 Jack Harvey (Rahal Letterman Lanigan / Honda) 158 pts (+0)
P23 Devlin DeFrancesco [R] (Andretti / Honda) 151 pts (+0)
P24 Kyle Kirkwood [R] (Foyt / Chevy) 133 pts (+0)
(Partial list - 35 drivers have scored points)
R01 St. Petersburg - P1 Scott McLaughlin, P2 Alex Palou, P3 Will Power
R02 Texas - P1 Josef Newgarden, P2 Scott McLaughlin, P3 Marcus Ericsson
R03 Long Beach - P1 Josef Newgarden, P2 Romain Grosjean, P3 Alex Palou
R04 Barber Motorsports Park - P1 Pato O'Ward, P2 Alex Palou, P3 Rinus VeeKay
R05 IMS Road Course - P1 Colton Herta, P2 Simon Pagenaud, P3 Will Power
R06 Indy 500 - P1 Marcus Ericsson, P2 Pato O'Ward, P3 Tony Kanaan
R07 Belle Isle - P1 Will Power, P2 Alexander Rossi, P3 Scott Dixon
R08 Road America - P1 Josef Newgarden, P2 Marcus Ericsson, P3 Alexander Rossi
R09 Mid-Ohio - P1 Scott McLaughlin, P2 Alex Palou, P3 Will Power
R10 Toronto - P1 Scott Dixon, P2 Colton Herta, P3 Felix Rosenqvist
R11 Iowa - P1 Josef Newgarden, P2 Pato O'Ward, P3 Will Power
R12 Iowa - P1 Pato O'Ward, P2 Will Power, P3 Scott McLaughlin
R13 IMS Road Course - P1 Alexander Rossi, P2 Christian Lundgaard, P3 Will Power
Chevy has won 9 of 13 races (Penske with 7 wins). But Honda won the Indy 500.
(+/- number of positions gained or lost)
P01 Will Power (Penske / Chevy) 431 pts (+1)
P02 Marcus Ericsson (Ganassi / Honda) 422 pts (-1)
P03 Josef Newgarden (Penske / Chevy) 399 pts (+0)
P04 Scott Dixon (Ganassi / Honda) 393 pts (+0)
P05 Pato O'Ward (McLaren / Chevy) 385 pts (+0)
P06 Alex Palou (Ganassi / Honda) 379 pts (+0)
P07 Scott McLaughlin (Penske / Chevy) 350 pts (+0)
P08 Alexander Rossi (Andretti / Honda) 318 pts (+2)
P09 Felix Rosenqvist (McLaren / Chevy) 299 pts (+0)
P10 Colton Herta (Andretti / Honda) 285 pts (-2)
P11 Rinus VeeKay (Carpenter / Chevy) 282 pts (+1)
P12 Graham Rahal (Rahal Letterman Lanigan / Honda) 274 pts (+1)
P13 Simon Pagenaud (Meyer Shank / Honda) 262 pts (-2)
P14 Romain Grosjean (Andretti / Honda) 259 pts (+0)
P15 Christian Lundgaard [R] (Rahal Letterman Lanigan / Honda) 248 pts (+1)
P16 Conor Daly (Carpenter / Chevy) 236 pts (-1)
P17 David Malukas [R] (Coyne / Honda) 221 pts (+0)
P18 Hélio Castroneves (Meyer Shank / Honda) 207 pts (+0)
P19 Takuma Sato (Coyne / Honda) 199 pts (+0)
P20 Callum Ilott [R] (Juncos Hollinger / Chevy) 166 pts (+1)
P21 Jimmie Johnson (Ganassi / Honda) 166 pts (-1)
P22 Jack Harvey (Rahal Letterman Lanigan / Honda) 158 pts (+0)
P23 Devlin DeFrancesco [R] (Andretti / Honda) 151 pts (+0)
P24 Kyle Kirkwood [R] (Foyt / Chevy) 133 pts (+0)
(Partial list - 35 drivers have scored points)
R01 St. Petersburg - P1 Scott McLaughlin, P2 Alex Palou, P3 Will Power
R02 Texas - P1 Josef Newgarden, P2 Scott McLaughlin, P3 Marcus Ericsson
R03 Long Beach - P1 Josef Newgarden, P2 Romain Grosjean, P3 Alex Palou
R04 Barber Motorsports Park - P1 Pato O'Ward, P2 Alex Palou, P3 Rinus VeeKay
R05 IMS Road Course - P1 Colton Herta, P2 Simon Pagenaud, P3 Will Power
R06 Indy 500 - P1 Marcus Ericsson, P2 Pato O'Ward, P3 Tony Kanaan
R07 Belle Isle - P1 Will Power, P2 Alexander Rossi, P3 Scott Dixon
R08 Road America - P1 Josef Newgarden, P2 Marcus Ericsson, P3 Alexander Rossi
R09 Mid-Ohio - P1 Scott McLaughlin, P2 Alex Palou, P3 Will Power
R10 Toronto - P1 Scott Dixon, P2 Colton Herta, P3 Felix Rosenqvist
R11 Iowa - P1 Josef Newgarden, P2 Pato O'Ward, P3 Will Power
R12 Iowa - P1 Pato O'Ward, P2 Will Power, P3 Scott McLaughlin
R13 IMS Road Course - P1 Alexander Rossi, P2 Christian Lundgaard, P3 Will Power
Chevy has won 9 of 13 races (Penske with 7 wins). But Honda won the Indy 500.
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