I have a couple of tire-related questions. First, was I watching an actual race broadcast, or was it a promotional video for Firestone? Then, tire wear always seems to be a topic of concern. Given that, how much optimal tire life do the drivers leave on pit row each time they exit?
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Not only a less than minimally educated person, but stupid and out of touch as well.
Can’t answer your questions. But went t the race once, I believe in 1978. Sat between fourth turn and finish line. Man was that noisy. Had a great time.
Seemed to be a rash of (reported) brake failures in the pit lane. They have an issue as corner speeds go up, and they have a 60 mph limit in the pits, and not much distance to slow down.
Reviewing the timing and scoring afterwards, it appears that Simona De Silvestro missed the last 31 laps after "contact". Did I completely miss that somehow or did they conveniently omit that from the broadcast?
Great race; GREAT winner. Helio is one of the most genuinely nice people in sports. Sports needed a moment like this; especially on Memorial Day Weekend.
Reviewing the timing and scoring afterwards, it appears that Simona De Silvestro missed the last 31 laps after "contact". Did I completely miss that somehow or did they conveniently omit that from the broadcast?
She had a pit road brake failure incident; there was a rash of that today.
Great race; GREAT winner. Helio is one of the most genuinely nice people in sports. Sports needed a moment like this; especially on Memorial Day Weekend.
Loved his comment about oldsters showing youngins how it's done citing Brady, Mickelson, and of course himself.
“I don’t know if this is a good comparison or not, but Tom Brady won the Superbowl, Phil Mickelson won the Masters, and now here you go. So the older guys still get it, still kicking the young guys’ butt. We teach them a lesson.”
Reviewing the timing and scoring afterwards, it appears that Simona De Silvestro missed the last 31 laps after "contact". Did I completely miss that somehow or did they conveniently omit that from the broadcast?
She had a pit road brake failure incident; there was a rash of that today.
Thanks, I missed that, yes, I noted the same above, they may need to consider moving the pit entrance.
It was really an unusual race, the field was so closely matched. The cars that lost laps were almost all from penalties, pit issues, bad strategy, etc. I'm not sure anyone was a lap or more down only on speed, and considering there were only two yellows that's pretty incredible.