Round 3: Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama, April 21-23.

[Akrapovic]

Originally Posted by NaBUru38

IndyCar airs in the UK on BT Sport, I think.

Originally Posted by bjohnsonsmith

BTSport/ESPN. They have a good commentary team, including David Hobbs and no commercial breaks.

Thanks for the info guys. Unfortunately that's a no go for me, as the only way to watch is either having BT Broadband or SkyTV, of which I have neither and certainly won't pay what they're asking. Eurosport allows you to watch via an app for a monthly fee (because that's the modern world), but not BT unfortunately.

[JHamilton]

Congrats to Newgarden! I thought that was a pretty good race even though I didn't record the last 5 laps!

[bjohnsonsmith]

Originally Posted by D.R.T.

Sweeping the marbles rather than Pigot debris

In the box score under Caution Flags, it doesn't mention debris, so it looks like they spent 5 laps sweeping up marbles.

[nezy37]

Originally Posted by bjohnsonsmith

In the box score under Caution Flags, it doesn't mention debris, so it looks like they spent 5 laps sweeping up marbles.

Yeah, did the same in long Beach after the rossi failure. Not sure how I feel about it, cautions are way too long but sweeping up marbles makes it easier to get off line to pass. Kind of damned if you do damned if you dont.

[bjohnsonsmith]

Originally Posted by nezy37

Yeah, did the same in long Beach after the rossi failure. Not sure how I feel about it, cautions are way too long but sweeping up marbles makes it easier to get off line to pass. Kind of damned if you do damned if you dont.

Plus a lot of damned marbles.

[NaBUru38]

Originally Posted by Marcus666

I've tuned in today, and oh my god:
The amount of passes was insane. It IS almost unbelieveble how racey this circuit is.

Do you think so? I got rather bored, as the top drivers could barely overtake each other.

Originally Posted by Akrapovic

Thanks for the info guys. Unfortunately that's a no go for me, as the only way to watch is either having BT Broadband or SkyTV, of which I have neither and certainly won't pay what they're asking.

Have you tried pubs?

[bjohnsonsmith]

Originally Posted by NaBUru38

Do you think so? I got rather bored, as the top drivers could barely overtake each other.



Have you tried pubs?

You might want to check that link.

[D.R.T.]

Originally Posted by bjohnsonsmith

In the box score under Caution Flags, it doesn't mention debris, so it looks like they spent 5 laps sweeping up marbles.

3.8kms of marbles and last time I checked Indycars move faster under caution than street sweepers

[10TENTHS]

Naburu38: Probably because the leaders were strung out although Newgarden and Dixon had a good battle.

Originally Posted by nezy37

Yeah, did the same in long Beach after the rossi failure. Not sure how I feel about it, cautions are way too long but sweeping up marbles makes it easier to get off line to pass. Kind of damned if you do damned if you dont.

Rossi's car dumped oil along the frontstretch.

[bjohnsonsmith]

Originally Posted by D.R.T.

3.8kms of marbles and last time I checked Indycars move faster under caution than street sweepers

3.8kms of marbles. That's a lot of marbles.

[NaBUru38]

Originally Posted by bjohnsonsmith

You might want to check that link.

Sorry, I mean this.

[D.R.T.]

Originally Posted by bjohnsonsmith

3.8kms of marbles. That's a lot of marbles.

It is - probably 4 laps worth of marbles

[RWill2073]

Originally Posted by bjohnsonsmith

In the box score under Caution Flags, it doesn't mention debris, so it looks like they spent 5 laps sweeping up marbles.

I think they wanted to take an extra few laps to get through the pit window. Had they gone green a couple laps earlier, we might have had a lot of splash and goes at the end. I think that went into their decision.

[bjohnsonsmith]

Originally Posted by RWill2073

I think they wanted to take an extra few laps to get through the pit window. Had they gone green a couple laps earlier, we might have had a lot of splash and goes at the end. I think that went into their decision.

I would have much preferred some splash and dash, rather than cars droning around under the yellow.

[RWill2073]

Originally Posted by bjohnsonsmith

I would have much preferred some splash and dash, rather than cars droning around under the yellow.

Me too, and if that was part of their decision, I don't like that they were manufacturing a finish. But for the spectacle of the ending, I think they would have rather not have had splashes for some cars and not others determining the end. And let's face it, if it came down to that, Dixon would have won for sure, anyway, lol.

[bjohnsonsmith]

Originally Posted by RWill2073

Me too, and if that was part of their decision, I don't like that they were manufacturing a finish. But for the spectacle of the ending, I think they would have rather not have had splashes for some cars and not others determining the end. And let's face it, if it came down to that, Dixon would have won for sure, anyway, lol.

Dixon, maybe.