Indycar 2022

Charlie-Bravo

Nice... Beers chilling in the fridge 😊

Charlie-Bravo

Green flag now set for 8.46 pm.

Ohmeha

This race is 10/10 hilarity!

Long live rain pissing over half of a track on and off and playing mind games with 27 drivers and pit crews who don't have a clue what tyres to put on their cars

Ah let them race another half a lap or something.

That car control on slicks into turn 1 was feckin ridiculous.

deafroadrunner

This is madness altogether

Charlie-Bravo

Pato doing a mega job although he'll be chewed up at the restart.

deafroadrunner

That spray is mental

Charlie-Bravo

Ah Montoya, don't you think it's time to hang up the racing gloves?

TheChrisD

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119063788#Comment_119063788

I'd love to know how he even got into the wall like that, broadcast seemed to miss it and any bonus replays were on the post-race that Sky decided in their infinite wisdom weren't worth showing live instead of what was probably the 43rd repeat of the Miami highlights.

Considering he was challenging for a top-five at the time, I don't think it's a case of him not being good anymore.

Infoanon

Have to agree on JPM , for a one off drive on the road circuit he was within a second of the top drivers during quali and was on for a top six.

Appalling coverage from Sky again , the post race interviews would have been a great listen and as for Sky's commentator, Tom Gaynor, he brings nothing to the coverage.

At the end of the race we saw llundbergs car with heavy damage ,it was a result of a collision with illot with a few drivers commentating on vision issues from the cockpit.

Overall a crazy rave - too many full course yellows when a local might have sufficed.

eagle eye

It was an insane race. It looked like Patio early doors, the Ericsson looked in prime position, then Hertha I think, then Rossi, then McLaughlin.

Hertha is so aggressive and so talented.

Ohmeha

Month of May kicks off at 2pm with Practice 1 for the Indy 500 live on Sky Sports F1 or if anyone has Peacock. Entry list below, exactly 33 cars so there won't be any bumping for qualifying at the weekend

1. Tony Kanaan (W) Chip Ganassi Racing Honda

2. Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet

3. Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet

4. Dalton Kellett A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet

5. Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet

6. Juan Pablo Montoya (W) Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet

06. Hélio Castroneves (W) Meyer Shank Racing Honda

7. Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet

8. Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda

9. Scott Dixon (W) Chip Ganassi Racing Honda

10. Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda

11. J. R. Hildebrand A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet

12. Will Power (W) Team Penske Chevrolet

14. Kyle Kirkwood (R) A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet

15. Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda

18. David Malukas (R) Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports Honda

20. Conor Daly Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet

21. Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet

23. Santino Ferrucci Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Chevrolet

24. Sage Karam Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Chevrolet

25. Stefan Wilson DragonSpeed / Cusick Motorsports Chevrolet

26. Colton Herta Andretti Autosport w/ Curb-Agajanian Honda

27. Alexander Rossi (W) Andretti Autosport Honda

28. Romain Grosjean (R) Andretti Autosport Honda

29. Devlin DeFrancesco (R) Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda

30. Christian Lundgaard (R) Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda

33. Ed Carpenter Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet

45. Jack Harvey Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda

48. Jimmie Johnson (R) Chip Ganassi Racing Honda

51. Takuma Sato (W) Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda

60. Simon Pagenaud (W) Meyer Shank Racing Honda

77. Callum Ilott (R) Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet

98. Marco Andretti Andretti Herta Autosport Curb-Agajanian Honda

TheChrisD

ROUND 6 — INDY 500 PRACTICE AND QUALIFYING WEEK

Whoops, forgot to post here yesterday 🤭

Tuesday 17th May

• 2pm — Practice 1 {Sky F1, or streaming}
  • 9:00am — Installation laps (15 minutes)
  • 9:15am — Veterans only-practice (2 hours)
• 6pm — Rookie Orientation Program & Refresher Tests (2 hours) {Sky F1, or streaming}
• 8pm — Practice 2 (3 hours) {Sky F1, or streaming}

Wednesday 18th May

• 5pm — Practice 3 (6 hours) {Sky F1, or streaming}

Thursday 19th May (Folds of Honor Practice Day presented by Red Gold)

• 5pm — Practice 4 (6 hours) {Sky F1, or streaming}

Friday 20th May (Fast Friday)

• 5pm — Practice 5 (6 hours) {streaming; Sky F1 from 8pm only}
• 11:15pm — Qualifying draw

Saturday 21st May (PPG presents Armed Forces Qualifying)

• 2pm — Practice 6 (90 minutes) {streaming only}
• 5pm — Day 1 Qualifications (5 hours, 50 minutes) {streaming; Sky F1 from 6:05pm only}

Sunday 22nd May (PPG presents Armed Forces Qualifying)

• 5:30pm — Practice 7 (90 minutes) {streaming only}
  • Open to Fast 12 participants only.
• 9pm — Day 2 Qualifying broadcast {Sky F1; or streaming}
  • 9pm — Top 12 Qualifying (55 minutes)
  • 10:10pm — Firestone Fast Six (30 minutes)

eagle eye

Sato miles ahead of everyone in first practice.

Infoanon

I wouldn't read too much after one day of running - a lot of teams working through their own specific test programs.

Sati was near the bottom of the times until happy hour - Ganassi as a team had a good day.

Weather forecast is not so good for today's running.

eagle eye

Only reason I mentioned it is that his time was less than two mph off last year's pole winner so not much work needed on that car.

Infoanon

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119079223#Comment_119079223

True but the time Sato set was a 'with tow' time so it can't be compared to pole times.

Additionally the cars are still running at reduced power - Fast Friday is when the boost gets turned up.

Favourite stat so far - Jimmy Johnson has completed more 500 mile races then the rest of the field combined !

Getting excited about the race !

TheChrisD

Saturday schedule has been adjusted as the forecast for tomorrow isn't that great, so this is being made to try ensure that all cars can get in at least their one guaranteed run.

• 1:30pm — Practice 6 (60 minutes) {streaming only}
• 4pm — Day 1 Qualifications (6 hours, 50 minutes) {streaming; Sky F1 from 6:05pm only}

eagle eye

Sato top of the charts all week. Delighted to see Rossi up there. Hopefully he qualifies well.

Burkie1203

Has tv coverage been delayed

Infoanon

Chequered Flag has flown , what a mixed up day , Veekay fastest , Sato a very lucky boy just scrapping the fast 12 after his utterly stupid move of staying in the fast lane after qualifying and impeding Marco Andretti. The book should have been thrown at him and his response to the incident was beyond clueless.

Great day for ECR /Ganassi and McLaren, disaster for Andretti and Penske bar for Grosjean and Power.

Infoanon

Deserved pole for Scott Dixon , 2nd fastest ever qualifying speed at Indy and now just one indy pole behind the legendary Rick Mears.

Alex Palou second ahead of pre run favourites Vinius Reekay and Ed Carpenter.

The top 6 completed by Marcus Ericsson and Tony Kanann.

Ganassi Hondas have been strong all through practice and quali so must start as pre race favourites with Dixie or Palou heading the field.

TheChrisD

ROUND 6 — INDY 500 RACE WEEK

Monday 23th May

• 6pm — Practice 8 {streaming only}

Friday 27th May

• 4pm — Carb Day Final Practice {streaming; tape-delay on Sky Sports F1 from 6:15pm}
• 7:30pm — Pit stop competition {streaming only}

Sunday 29th May

• 4pm — 106th Running of the Indianapolis 500 {Sky Sports Action}
  • 5:45pm — Green flag

Do take note that we're being moved to Action for this year's race, since SSF1 is taking the blitheringly stupid decision to prioritise F1 chequered flag, Ted Kravitz, some filler crap, and the Monaco highlights; and are only joining the 500 from 7pm.

This year's coverage is being hosted by Tom Gaymor, former IndyCar driver and 2017 Indy 500 most laps led Max Chilton, and COO and founder of The Race Andrew van de Burgt. Programming is seemingly being fronted by a 15-minute pre-race piece at 3:45pm before the NBC broadcast commences at 4pm.

eagle eye

The amazing thing about this race is that certain drivers can come through the field.

It's hard to see past Dixon with what he did in qualifying but guys like Pagenaud, Rossi and Castroneves can never be ruled out no matter how far back they start.

Ohmeha

Just watched Dixon's 4 laps, that was sensational to watch!

2nd fastest 4 lap average of all time at Indy since Luyendyk ripped it up in 1996, fastest pole laps in any Indycar racing since De Ferran hit 241mph two-lap average at Fontana back in 2000, what Dixon pulled off after all these years is a very special achievement and only cements his legacy further. I didn't think with this aeroscreen we would see 234mph speeds anytime soon, 235 has to be possible next year

Anjobe

Big accident for Colton Herta in final practice:

https://eu.indystar.com/videos/sports/motor/indy-500/2022/05/27/colton-herta-crash-carb-day-destroys-car-watch-reaction-before-indy-500/9965970002/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6D2clbvS1L0

"Is that a big moment for Colton Herta?" 😅

Glad he's alright, hopefully the car isn't too badly damaged.

eagle eye

Glad to hear he's okay. Crazy on this track doesn't work. I realise they're all crazy driving at those speeds 😁 but taking chances is insane.

He'll need a new car for tomorrow, does that put him at the back?

Infoanon

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119126147#Comment_119126147

Herta retains his starting position - a change to the previous rules ,unlucky to have got air borne but thankfully uninjured .

TheChrisD

INDIANPOLIS 500 RACE DAY

Race will be available in full on either Sky Sports Action, or the Sky Sports F1 red button from 3:45pm; and feature a 15-minute pre-race segment before transitioning to the NBC broadcast at 4pm. Sky Sports F1 will join the race at 5:30pm after Monaco post-race and Ted's random waddle around the paddock with a microphone.

Detailed schedule:

• 16:00 — 106th Running of the Indianapolis 500 race broadcast commences
  • 16:47 — Driver introductions
  • 17:06 — Military march
  • 17:12 — God Bless America
  • 17:14 — Military address, by Gen. Daniel Hokanson
  • 17:18 — Invocation
  • 17:19— Three-volley salute
  • 17:20 — Taps
  • 17:21 — America the Beautiful, by Girl Named Tom
  • 17:24 — National anthem, by Jordan Fisher
  • 17:26 — USAF Thunderbirds first flyover
  • 17:29 — "Drivers to your cars"
  • 17:36 — Back Home Again in Indiana, by Jim Cornelison
  • 17:37 — USAF Thunderbirds second flyover
  • 17:38 — Command to start engines
  • 17:45 — Green Flag (200 laps)
• 21:00 — Broadcast ends

Starting grid:

eagle eye

It's hard to see past Dixon based on times but this race is never that easy so my three picks are Veekay, Sato and McLaughlin.

Pagenaud is exceptional here, it'll be interesting to see if he can get competitive early.

Ohmeha

Dixon is long overdue a 2nd Indy 500 win following his only win in 2008 but then only one pole sitter has won the race in the past 10 years. Ganassi's five cars will be overwhelming favourites to win today, I will go for Palou to win today but I wouldn't rule that Jimmie Johnson guy out

I think everyone wants to see Helio pull off a record 5th Indy 500 win it but he wasn't looked particularly quick this month so not holding out hold much hope

eagle eye

Yeah, it's a crazy race. A pit stop at the right or wrong time can change your day dramatically.

Have to agree as regards Jimmy Johnson, he's looked real good the past week. I'd love to see him win it but I don't think he will.

Veekay might not be the best in the world or anything but he's entertaining at Indy. :D

eagle eye

Palou goes past Dixon, strategy move I think. They'll switch ever 12 or so laps to protect fuel consumption. Veekay might upset that though.

Andrew76

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119131436#Comment_119131436

You were spot on there!

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119131550#Comment_119131550

He's just a Dutch Ricky Bobby.

Andrew76

Not too familiar with IndyCar, do they all use the same chassis and a few different engine manufactures or what differences are there between the cars?

Same chassis different engine.

Ohmeha

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119131568#Comment_119131568

Same chassis from Dallara, same tires Firestone but two different engine manufacturers Chevrolet and Honda

Biggest difference between the cars will be the engineering levels from the particular teams. Ganassi and Penske are the powerhouses, Andretti, Arrow McLaren SP, Rahal/Letterman/Lanigan then would be the 3 in the next tier of teams and so on

eagle eye

Poor Veekay, just got a bit loose, no chance of saving it at those speeds. Need somebody else to come now and attack the Chip Ganassi dominance.

eagle eye

O'Ward flying, Sato flying, further back McLaughlin is up 9 spots to 17th. Needs luck to get into it but he has a serious car.

They need to add a 10 second delay before sending vehicles out, cars are still going at high speed and the accident almost still unfolding and they're sending pick-ups onto the apron.

eagle eye

Here we go, the start of it. Dixon lucky to get out ahead of the yellow but Palou enters after it so has to go back out and he's way back now.

eagle eye

And now Palou has to make an emergency stop because he has no fuel left so going right to the back now.

Burkie1203

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119131706#Comment_119131706

That's a sh1t rule

Aye, he's stayed on the lead lap at least.

O'Ward sitting nicely.

eagle eye

McLaughlin 12th, Helio 14th, two to watch.

deafroadrunner

Daly doing decent so far

Cool_CM

And there goes Grosjean