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Originally Posted by bjohnsonsmith
Congrats to Will Power.
Took a while for the race to come alive but I wonder how much of this is down to a crappy car that can't race on ovals, as there certainly was some racing after the second round of pitstops, or whether this is partially down to less downforce, which makes the car a lot more slippery and initial fuel saving?
Post race, Will Power said once he got the all clear on the fuel mileage, he could finally go racing and he's not the only driver talking about hitting the fuel number.
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Think it was a case of race distance and mileage numbers making it very marginal on which strategy to attempt. Rahal and Coyne were clearly attempting 3 stops from the get-go, as they went 2-3 laps farther on each stint. They slipped back a spot or two on each stop, but would have been well clear of the rest without the last yellow.
Nice race by Power, Dixon, Rossi. Just think the yellow was not needed and skewed the results.