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Originally Posted by NaBUru38
In the first incident, Rahal had half the car in before the corner, but Pagenaud closed in anyway. It's Pagenaud's fault that he bumped Rahal.
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By the time Rahal had half his car along side, Pagenaud was already moving to the inside to make the turn. You can't expect Pagenaud to just take that corner wide and let Rahal through. Rahal wasn't close enough to "claim" the lane. Plus, the guy still had 6 or 7 P2Ps left...it was a clumsy move on Rahal's part.
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Originally Posted by NaBUru38
Anyway, I'm more concerned about the poor actions of backmarkers. Daly didn't let Pagenaud lap him for a full stint. And Hawksworth was partially responsible for the second incident.
IndyCar should be more strict about backmarkers letting cars by.
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I disagree. A backmarker has a right to fight to stay on the lead lap. If anything, Barber showed us just how hard it is to pass with these cars. Pagenaud couldn't even get close to Hawksworth.
The second incident was a miscommunication between Hawksworth and Rahal. Hawksowrth tried to duck to the left and let them by and Rahal was too eager to pass him.