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Originally Posted by EffectiveSprinkles
Yes and I don't agree with it. The removal of the rear guard pods has increased both drag and wake turbulence. There is no evidence the cars can follow more closely, in fact it seems at Indy it's going to be a lot harder. We already saw at Barber overtaking decreasing in the dry.
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You're entitled to disagree if you want but there's loads of evidence, that says otherwise. The season opener at St. Pete alone produced a rash of overtakes. IndyCar said there were a 366 on track passes to break the old race record of 323 set in 2008. This would not have been possible, if the cars weren't able to get closer, therefore making it easier to overtake.
This piece from Mario Andretti is worth reading.
https://www.autosport.com/indycar/ne...indycar-design
Anyway, not wanting to go any further off topic, this is the most up to date list regarding future GPs and particularly the 2019 F1 season, with Belgium, Germany and Japan not under contract.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_F..._planned_races