2019 IndyCar Silly Season Thread

RtN · PostPosted: Fri May 10, 2019 1:44 pm

RtN wrote:

Don't know that he does. Indy Lights gives him 15 points, he should have 7 from Pro Mazda as he was second there, and I'm guessing that he has the extra 5 'good behaviour' points as well.

If his IMSA class paid the same points as the big boys, then he does have the points, but I don't see why a slower class would get the same number of SL points as the frontrunners.

Apparently he does have the points as he also has another 7 points from a F4 championship that he competed in in 2016. Which means that all Red Bull need to do is give him 2 races in an STR before the end of this season (COTA and AHR, anyone?) and it won't matter that he loses his 2016 points next year as he would be renewing his Superlicense as opposed to applying or reapplying.

Gaara · PostPosted: Fri May 10, 2019 1:48 pm

RtN wrote:

Don't know that he does. Indy Lights gives him 15 points, he should have 7 from Pro Mazda as he was second there, and I'm guessing that he has the extra 5 'good behaviour' points as well.

If his IMSA class paid the same points as the big boys, then he does have the points, but I don't see why a slower class would get the same number of SL points as the frontrunners.

Apparently he does have the points as he also has another 7 points from a F4 championship that he competed in in 2016. Which means that all Red Bull need to do is give him 2 races in an STR before the end of this season (COTA and AHM, anyone?) and it won't matter that he loses his 2016 points next year as he would be renewing his Superlicense as opposed to applying or reapplying.

Kvyat gets the boot a third time?

RtN · PostPosted: Fri May 10, 2019 2:21 pm

He knew what he was signing up for.

Beezle · PostPosted: Mon May 13, 2019 7:11 pm

Anybody managed to record the NBC Andretti Documentary?

racer612008 · PostPosted: Wed May 15, 2019 2:51 am

Beezle wrote:

Anybody managed to record the NBC Andretti Documentary?

NBC is uploading each chapter of the film to YouTube on every Tuesday & Thursday

It's also uploaded for on-demand viewing on the NBC Sports App if your in the USA & have a cable subscription.

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Sounds like IndyCar will be announcing their next move in cockpit protection device (aeroscreen) development next week

racer612008 · PostPosted: Wed May 15, 2019 1:34 pm

Hulman & Company has sold Clabber Girl to B&G Foods so the company can focus on the future for IndyCar, IMS & IMS Productions

Gaara · PostPosted: Fri May 17, 2019 5:48 pm

racer612008 · PostPosted: Tue May 21, 2019 10:06 pm

Juihi · PostPosted: Wed May 22, 2019 10:51 am

Daaaaaaaaaam his recovery is coming along really nicely

RtN · PostPosted: Thu May 23, 2019 6:18 pm

TK not even the old man of the series anymore.

Quote:

If things go to plan, it will be the first of many for Team Strange in IndyCar, with team owner John Stange Jr. having confirmed a desire to run a six-race program in tandem Servia next season ahead of a full-time entry in 2021.

https://racer.com/2019/05/23/servias-ca ... ed-reboot/

RtN · PostPosted: Wed May 29, 2019 10:54 pm

The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

https://racer.com/2019/05/29/mclaren-un ... e-in-2020/

iks · PostPosted: Thu May 30, 2019 2:19 am

RtN wrote:

The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

https://racer.com/2019/05/29/mclaren-un ... e-in-2020/

Are they braindead? Hard to say who is behind all of these bad decisions but seems like Zak Brown is pretty inept. What exactly has he done other than sink McLaren further and further into this bottomless hole? :lol:

pending · PostPosted: Thu May 30, 2019 7:28 am

Quote:

McLaren Racing CEO Brown believes that the team needs to understand how to get the 500 right before taking on an expanded IndyCar program

I think it's the other way around, Mr Brown.

To be honest I'm kind of tired of all this foreplay with McLaren. Either do it or don't, just stop sending press releases or whatever every week just to get people talkinf.

deggis · PostPosted: Thu May 30, 2019 7:44 am

I hope Alonso understands he doesn't have time to wait for McLaren to "get it right" with these half-assed programs and breaks ties with McLaren so then he can join another team. Unless he is still seriously thinking about returning to F1.

racer612008 · PostPosted: Thu May 30, 2019 10:20 am

IndyCar & Richmond are still in talks about a possible return in 2020
https://www.richmond.com/sports/auto-ra ... 6aad0.html

Alongside the new DPi 2.0 regulations in IMSA, IndyCar & NASCAR (Cup) are now looking at hybrid options for their next engine / class updates in 2021 / 2022
https://racer.com/2019/05/28/pruett-for ... ity-check/

IndyCar hosted 5 manufacturers at the 500 last Sunday - in hopes of finding a 3rd to join the series

RtN · PostPosted: Sat Jun 01, 2019 12:49 am

O'Ward has now taken Iowa and Gateway off his schedule, presumably as oval racing is no longer a skill he needs to develop for his future. Carlin will still run 2 cars.

https://www.autosport.com/indycar/news/ ... oval-races

Juihi · PostPosted: Sat Jun 01, 2019 1:28 am

I kinda think that Red Bull should have gone with Herta, the guys constantly up there

RtN · PostPosted: Tue Jun 04, 2019 10:10 am

Alonso getting lazy in his retirement.

https://www.autosport.com/indycar/news/ ... on-in-2020

mclaren2008 · PostPosted: Tue Jun 04, 2019 12:02 pm

deggis · PostPosted: Tue Jun 04, 2019 1:13 pm

RtN wrote:

Alonso getting lazy in his retirement.

https://www.autosport.com/indycar/news/ ... on-in-2020

Disappointing.

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