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Re: The Alessandro Zanardi IndyCar Thread
Posted: 04 Jun 2017, 08:26
by Londoner
Re: The Alessandro Zanardi IndyCar Thread
Posted: 05 Jun 2017, 03:59
by Dj_bereta
Crazy to think this season had 7 winners in the 7 first races and the last one, Rahal, was the first to break it winning two in-a-row.
Dixon is leading the championship with Castroneves in second. Both winless. Consistency is going to be key of this season. Also, Sato's good form and Munoz/Daly struggling are a strong proof something is wrong with Foyt. The team's revamp isn't working.
Re: The Alessandro Zanardi IndyCar Thread
Posted: 06 Jun 2017, 13:19
by Londoner
Gutierrez will have to wait a little longer to make his oval debut, as IndyCar won't approve him for Texas this weekend.
Sensible decision really, as Texas is going to be stupidly fast this year with the track having been recently repaved. They'll only be a few MPH slower than speeds set during the infamous CART debacle in 2001. Texas is probably the worst possible place to make your oval debut.
Oriol Servia is being lined up as a stopgap for Gutierrez. He really is the modern-day Robert Moreno.
Re: The Alessandro Zanardi IndyCar Thread
Posted: 08 Jun 2017, 09:35
by Ataxia
Instead, we've ended up with
Neville Longbottom Tristan Vautier. Would be surprised if anyone's reaction was anything other than "oh".
Re: The Alessandro Zanardi IndyCar Thread
Posted: 08 Jun 2017, 14:36
by Wallio
Ataxia wrote:Instead, we've ended up with
Neville Longbottom Tristan Vautier. Would be surprised if anyone's reaction was anything other than "oh".
My reaction is more pure disdain. I despise Tristan for making Rahal sympathetic after taking him out at Pocono.
Re: The Alessandro Zanardi IndyCar Thread
Posted: 10 Jun 2017, 10:05
by Yannick
Takuma Sato has always been good at Indianapolis, even on the road course when he was racing in F1. Congrats to him for now winning the Indy 500.
Congrats to Graham Rahal, too, for winning both rounds at Detroit in dominating fashion.
Here's wishing Sebastien Bourdais all the best for his continuing recovery process.
May the remainder of this IndyCar season be safe and interesting.
Re: The Alessandro Zanardi IndyCar Thread
Posted: 11 Jun 2017, 15:30
by Alextrax52
The Texas race last night was berserk. Tony Kanann easily left as the most hated man in the paddock. He caused 2 debatable accidents the second of which wiped out both Schmidt cars, both Dale Coyne cars and badly damaged the Ed Carpenter cars as well as knocking RHR and Munoz out too. My view is that TK was responsible as him moving higher squeezed Hinch and made him hit both TK and Aleshin. Takuma Sato went from hero to zero by knocking Scott Dixon and himself out while fighting for 2nd and through it all came Will Power to win and do his title hopes a world of good
Put simply the race was so crazy we had Gabby Chaves come 5th and Marco Andretti finished 6th
Re: The Alessandro Zanardi IndyCar Thread
Posted: 25 Jun 2017, 19:21
by Dj_bereta
Takuma Sato reverting to his old self binning it for the second race in-a-row.
Re: The Alessandro Zanardi IndyCar Thread
Posted: 28 Jun 2017, 08:55
by CoopsII
Re: The Alessandro Zanardi IndyCar Thread
Posted: 28 Jun 2017, 09:48
by Salamander
Dj_bereta wrote:Takuma Sato reverting to his old self binning it for the second race in-a-row.
To be fair, Sato had neck issues and probably shouldn't have been driving at all at Road America.
Re: The Alessandro Zanardi IndyCar Thread
Posted: 08 Jul 2017, 21:19
by Dj_bereta
Gutierrez getting consistently beaten by Ed Jones who was consistently beaten by Bourdais until the Frenchman crash. I have a feeling Dale Coyne is receiving some money from his sponsors to make this move, considering how well Davidson and Vautier were at #18.
Dale Coyne is living the 1982 Ferrari season. Promising start and quick downfall. And talking about Gutierrez, he is becoming a strong contender for IndyCar ROTY in this year (along with Marco Andretti) and will be one of the first drivers to be elected the ROTY in two different series.
Re: The Alessandro Zanardi IndyCar Thread
Posted: 08 Jul 2017, 22:04
by Londoner
Dj_bereta wrote:Gutierrez getting consistently beaten by Ed Jones who was consistently beaten by Bourdais until the Frenchman crash. I have a feeling Dale Coyne is receiving some money from his sponsors to make this move, considering how well Davidson and Vautier were at #18.
Dale Coyne is living the 1982 Ferrari season. Promising start and quick downfall. And talking about Gutierrez, he is becoming a strong contender for IndyCar ROTY in this year (along with Marco Andretti) and will be one of the first drivers to be elected the ROTY in two different series.
Yes, because he's definitely a contender for ROTY when this is his first ever oval race. Definitely.
Re: The Alessandro Zanardi IndyCar Thread
Posted: 08 Jul 2017, 22:32
by Dj_bereta
East Londoner wrote:Dj_bereta wrote:Gutierrez getting consistently beaten by Ed Jones who was consistently beaten by Bourdais until the Frenchman crash. I have a feeling Dale Coyne is receiving some money from his sponsors to make this move, considering how well Davidson and Vautier were at #18.
Dale Coyne is living the 1982 Ferrari season. Promising start and quick downfall. And talking about Gutierrez, he is becoming a strong contender for IndyCar ROTY in this year (along with Marco Andretti) and will be one of the first drivers to be elected the ROTY in two different series.
Yes, because he's definitely a contender for ROTY when this is his first ever oval race. Definitely.
I'm considering his other races, as well, like in the Detroit double round. I'm not saying this without knowledge.
Re: The Alessandro Zanardi IndyCar Thread
Posted: 09 Jul 2017, 01:11
by TomWazzleshaw
Dj_bereta wrote:East Londoner wrote:Dj_bereta wrote:Gutierrez getting consistently beaten by Ed Jones who was consistently beaten by Bourdais until the Frenchman crash. I have a feeling Dale Coyne is receiving some money from his sponsors to make this move, considering how well Davidson and Vautier were at #18.
Dale Coyne is living the 1982 Ferrari season. Promising start and quick downfall. And talking about Gutierrez, he is becoming a strong contender for IndyCar ROTY in this year (along with Marco Andretti) and will be one of the first drivers to be elected the ROTY in two different series.
Yes, because he's definitely a contender for ROTY when this is his first ever oval race. Definitely.
I'm considering his other races, as well, like in the Detroit double round. I'm not saying this without knowledge.
Gutierrez has been in the car for three weekends, was drafted in at short-notice and has never driven either these tracks or these type of cars without power steering before. All things considered, he's doing an alright job not to get absolutely blown out of the water, so it's harsh to rate him lower than the likes of Marco, Hildebrand and the entire Foyt squad
Re: The Alessandro Zanardi IndyCar Thread
Posted: 09 Jul 2017, 07:33
by Salamander
Wizzie wrote:Gutierrez has been in the car for three weekends, was drafted in at short-notice and has never driven either these tracks or these type of cars without power steering before. All things considered, he's doing an alright job not to get absolutely blown out of the water, so it's harsh to rate him lower than the likes of Marco, Hildebrand and the entire Foyt squad
Not to mention former champion and Andretti team leader Ryan Hunter-Reay who has driven like a complete doofus or been completely anonymous all but 3 times this year, to the point where he's behind Marco Andretti who hasn't had a single good race all year. It says a lot about the drivers at Andretti that Takuma Sato is their only hope for a championship this year.
Re: The Alessandro Zanardi IndyCar Thread
Posted: 11 Jul 2017, 13:40
by Alextrax52
Salamander wrote:Wizzie wrote:Gutierrez has been in the car for three weekends, was drafted in at short-notice and has never driven either these tracks or these type of cars without power steering before. All things considered, he's doing an alright job not to get absolutely blown out of the water, so it's harsh to rate him lower than the likes of Marco, Hildebrand and the entire Foyt squad
Not to mention former champion and Andretti team leader Ryan Hunter-Reay who has driven like a complete doofus or been completely anonymous all but 3 times this year, to the point where he's behind Marco Andretti who hasn't had a single good race all year. It says a lot about the drivers at Andretti that Takuma Sato is their only hope for a championship this year.
Looks like he heard you with his performance at Iowa. However the big story was Helio winning for the first time in 3 years
Looks like it's Scott Dixon taking on the entire Penske stable for this year's title
Re: The Alessandro Zanardi IndyCar Thread
Posted: 13 Jul 2017, 05:06
by UncreativeUsername37
Freeze-O-Kimi wrote:Looks like it's Scott Dixon taking on the entire Penske stable for this year's title
i mean when has that ever happened
Re: The Alessandro Zanardi IndyCar Thread
Posted: 13 Jul 2017, 16:53
by Dj_bereta
I'm going to give some kudos for Gutierrez for his decent race at Iowa. Lets see what he can do in the next rounds. ROTR to Aleshin and another rookie mistake. No wonder he was replaced for Toronto.
Pretty happy to see both Helio and Leist winning in the same weekend. I can't remember when was the last double Brazilian win in IndyCar and Indy Lights.
Re: The Alessandro Zanardi IndyCar Thread
Posted: 13 Jul 2017, 17:59
by Ataxia
Saavedra in for Aleshin at Toronto...
...'scuse me while I have a cry.
Re: The Alessandro Zanardi IndyCar Thread
Posted: 17 Jul 2017, 03:12
by Dj_bereta
What a bold move from Helio in the start of the race in Toronto. He is back. If he keeps pushing, I think he definitely has a chance of winning this title. Will be very rewarding for him retiring with the title after so many close calls.
And this is probably the unluckiest season for Power.
Going to give my ROTR for Tony Kannan for crashing alone into the barriers of turn 1. Things not looking good for TK on this season. He needs to improve.
Re: The Alessandro Zanardi IndyCar Thread
Posted: 17 Jul 2017, 22:18
by Dj_bereta
Rosenqvist is going to participate in the testing session with Ganassi along with Dixon. I'm starting to feel the TK days at Ganassi are numbered.
Re: The Alessandro Zanardi IndyCar Thread
Posted: 18 Jul 2017, 14:48
by Wallio
Dj_bereta wrote:What a bold move from Helio in the start of the race in Toronto. He is back. If he keeps pushing, I think he definitely has a chance of winning this title. Will be very rewarding for him retiring with the title after so many close calls.
Rumor is, this is Helio's last year. Allegedly The Captain wants him to head up the LMP team. Old Helio realizes he needs to win something before its too late.
Re: The Alessandro Zanardi IndyCar Thread
Posted: 19 Jul 2017, 13:13
by Alextrax52
Dj_bereta wrote:And this is probably the unluckiest season for Power.
Definitely but even without it we all know that he'd probably lose the title anyway. He is the universal choking sign after all
Re: The Alessandro Zanardi IndyCar Thread
Posted: 19 Jul 2017, 13:59
by Londoner
Freeze-O-Kimi wrote:Dj_bereta wrote:And this is probably the unluckiest season for Power.
Definitely but even without it we all know that he'd probably lose the title anyway.
He is the universal choking sign after all
Did someone call?
As much as I desperately want Castroneves to secure the title, it's hard to see past Dixon getting title #5, given we've still got Mid-Ohio and Watkins Glen to visit this season. Mind you, anything can happen in IndyCar (other than Marco Andretti ever winning a race again it appears
) and realistically everyone in the top 6 still has a shot at the title. The wheels have well and truly come off Sato's season though.
Meanwhile, it looks like Andretti are
hankering for a tie-up with the, er, bowtie.
Re: The Alessandro Zanardi IndyCar Thread
Posted: 20 Jul 2017, 12:42
by Alextrax52
East Londoner wrote:Freeze-O-Kimi wrote:Dj_bereta wrote:And this is probably the unluckiest season for Power.
Definitely but even without it we all know that he'd probably lose the title anyway.
He is the universal choking sign after all
Did someone call?
As much as I desperately want Castroneves to secure the title, it's hard to see past Dixon getting title #5, given we've still got Mid-Ohio and Watkins Glen to visit this season. Mind you, anything can happen in IndyCar (other than Marco Andretti ever winning a race again it appears
) and realistically everyone in the top 6 still has a shot at the title. The wheels have well and truly come off Sato's season though.
Meanwhile, it looks like Andretti are
hankering for a tie-up with the, er, bowtie.
That image will never get old
If it is to be Helio's last Indycar season then no one would begrudge the man the title
Re: The Alessandro Zanardi IndyCar Thread
Posted: 24 Jul 2017, 19:41
by Londoner
IndyCar have just launched their 2018 aerokit.
Now that is a beauty.
Re: The Alessandro Zanardi IndyCar Thread
Posted: 25 Jul 2017, 17:08
by Wallio
So pretty. For the first time since 1994, the future looks.....decent actually.
Re: The Alessandro Zanardi IndyCar Thread
Posted: 26 Jul 2017, 03:38
by nome66
those sidepods and that roll hoop really make the car.
in my opinion the nose is getting a little old, but it's an ok compromise to retain the DW12 safety tub
Re: The Alessandro Zanardi IndyCar Thread
Posted: 30 Jul 2017, 18:39
by Dj_bereta
Watching the second Indy Lights race and Herta spun out from the lead in the second lap.
Re: The Alessandro Zanardi IndyCar Thread
Posted: 30 Jul 2017, 19:59
by watka
That 2018 design...so sleek at the back. Looks like the tail will be swinging all over the place on that thing.
Re: The Alessandro Zanardi IndyCar Thread
Posted: 12 Aug 2017, 22:01
by Dj_bereta
Aleshin fired from Schmidt Peterson. Moving to Sportcars.
To be frank, the Russian struggled in this season and gave a big repair bill to his team (not entirely his fault).
Re: The Alessandro Zanardi IndyCar Thread
Posted: 15 Aug 2017, 14:05
by Wallio
So with Pocono being this weekend, and with me living a mere 25 minutes or so from the track, there was a nice surprise yesterday. Mario took the two-seater through town. Even drove past my office 3 times. Of course my office is closed Mondays.....
Here's the real gripe I have with it. My wonky schedule aside, I would have come into work had I actually KNOWN ABOUT IT. Indy did no advertising whatsoever, trying for a "viral" or "flash" marketing idea. What did they get? Mario driving around, waving at no one, with a highly disinterested police escort. smdh
Re: The Alessandro Zanardi IndyCar Thread
Posted: 15 Aug 2017, 17:37
by Londoner
All aboard the hype train, next stop Watkins Glen.
Guess either Saaaaavedra or Veach will drive the #7 this weekend and at Gateway.
Re: The Alessandro Zanardi IndyCar Thread
Posted: 15 Aug 2017, 21:44
by dr-baker
Wallio wrote:Here's the real gripe I have with it. My wonky schedule aside, I would have come into work had I actually KNOWN ABOUT IT. Indy did no advertising whatsoever, trying for a "viral" or "flash" marketing idea. What did they get? Mario driving around, waving at no one, with a highly disinterested police escort. smdh
That's how I felt about F1's demo a few weeks ago. 24hours didn't give me enough time to rearrange my schedule to attend...
Re: The Alessandro Zanardi IndyCar Thread
Posted: 15 Aug 2017, 22:45
by Ataxia
dr-baker wrote:Wallio wrote:Here's the real gripe I have with it. My wonky schedule aside, I would have come into work had I actually KNOWN ABOUT IT. Indy did no advertising whatsoever, trying for a "viral" or "flash" marketing idea. What did they get? Mario driving around, waving at no one, with a highly disinterested police escort. smdh
That's how I felt about F1's demo a few weeks ago. 24hours didn't give me enough time to rearrange my schedule to attend...
There were many valid reasons for the short notice, however; it was planned well in advance but City Hall and Liberty decided to keep it under wraps for as long as possible.
Re: The Alessandro Zanardi IndyCar Thread
Posted: 16 Aug 2017, 07:14
by CoopsII
dr-baker wrote:That's how I felt about F1's demo a few weeks ago. 24hours didn't give me enough time to rearrange my schedule to attend...
That was the intention because whilst you wouldn't have any nefarious plans for the day other than hoping for a glimpse of Clare Williams bending over or whatever there are plenty of people who may have.
Re: The Alessandro Zanardi IndyCar Thread
Posted: 21 Aug 2017, 21:25
by Dj_bereta
The lady luck dodged Power in this season until this race. Winning after getting a lap down was pretty awesome.
And Kannan is out of Ganassi for the next year. It's a shame because the Ganassi + Kannan combo looked so promising, especially after TK dragging the KV to the top several times.
Re: The Alessandro Zanardi IndyCar Thread
Posted: 23 Aug 2017, 22:58
by Ataxia
Gutierrez is now out of a drive, as Sebastien Bourdais will make his return to the VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES for Gateway!
Re: The Alessandro Zanardi IndyCar Thread
Posted: 23 Aug 2017, 23:27
by dinizintheoven
Esteban Gutiérrez Gutiérrez wrote:¿Ay, donde esta mi tequila?
Kimi Räikkönen wrote:*burp*