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Colton Herta will join Andretti Autosport with Steinbrenner backing, in 2020.
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21 Sep 2019, 17:42 (Ref:3929260) | #4506 | |
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Surprise news to no one, it seems like little Georgie thought Indy car money would be easy to come by and the Steinbrenner name was worth something. Andretti is smart enough to know he needs to keep Colton in the fold.
And Sato is coming back at RLL. https://racer.com/2019/09/21/rll-con...turn-for-2020/ |
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22 Sep 2019, 03:18 (Ref:3929340) | #4510 | |
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The option was to renew him or not and let his contract lapse. I didn't see the terms but it could have saved them money but his backing by Honda has to help make that decision easier. They could have potentially tried for someone coming up with backing and cash but he has won twice and a couple poles. But it's only for 2020 so after next year they can look again, although not many changes likely unless someone leaves F1 with money to burn.
The Indy Lights field is getting sparse and the winner's bonus doesn't pay a full season. Askew won the bonus this afternoon but he's with Andretti in Lights, I'd expect him to run the 3 races with them. Maybe more if they can stretch the money and funding. Veekay won the race but couldn't quite catch Askew, another year in Lights seems out if the question but where he goes up to is also a question. If he could bring money, and he's supposedly connected to money sponsors, then the rumored third RLL seat could be a starting point, or have given Bobby a bit to think about before bringing Sato back. All in all with Rossi and Herta set it seems like silly season will be more about the cars and testing the aeroscreen than drivers. |
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Newly crowned IndyCar Champion Josef Newgarden, ran 6 demo laps on Charlotte's Roval. Could the Charlotte Roval be added to the IndyCar calendar? The Indy Racing League competed at the Charlotte Motor Speedway oval from 1997 to 1999.
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29 Sep 2019, 15:31 (Ref:3930864) | #4513 | |
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I'm thinking it's more to get interest in a crossover event. The insurance for Charlotte was rumored to be INSANE after they killed a spectator the last time out. And they haven't changed much in the catch fencing since so
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IndyCar are testing the Aeroscreen at IMS today.
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The monstrosity above was the working model to develop the alignment and finish. Even with this part there will be more tweaking and smoothing. Indy management is willing to put a part out there and test, rather than FIA's here you go, it works great, we tested it. (see ALL aero studies for the last 10 years or more). Interestingly they have also set aside time for Seabass to test the visibility with his glasses as well. Wish they could incorporate more teams in to the testing but I believe Indy and Firestone are paying for it themselves. Firestone also has a few new compounds to test as well.
Both from Racer's article today |
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I think that look is going to take some getting used to.
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Looks like the Penske does have a slight wing element on top of the halo which the Ganassi car doesn't have. Interesting.
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Sounds like testing went well today and Power & Dixon thought it's ready for racing right now.
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According to this Racer.com article, there are no immediate plans to race at the Charlotte Roval.
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3 Oct 2019, 11:23 (Ref:3931668) | #4524 | |
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There appears a vent on Power's car, I think because of the colors it doesn't stand out but it's there at the center of the screen in the picture above.
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Looks like Conor Daly is out at Arrow SPM for 2020.
Although I prefer RM's Schmidt Peterson Arrow McLaren, or SPAM. Think they're missing a golden meaty opportunity there. |
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