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All I know is Danica said there may not be passing. Ergo, SHE Wont be passing.....But the rest of the guys I think might give the old college try any how. With Viso and Moraes, that could get interesting....lol.
KV has rent a ride drivers because they were there, the checks were out, and they are fast. Just not for the whole race or smart. Been lots of that going around...but the best drivers are with the two best teams. Period.
There is a difference between running a "racing team" and a "rent-a-ride operation". I'm sure Bobby Rahal could run Viso, Mutoh or Moraes if he wanted. He doesn't and I don't blame him. To be clear, I don't blame KV or NHL either.
If it turns out that there won't be much (if any) passing, then I actually give Danica a good shot at a podium. She usually moves up through pit strategy anyway, so if she gets a little lucky, she could get to the top and stay there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark in Oshawa
I'd say Justin Wilson is as good (if not better) on road courses as any driver for Penske or Ganassi. I'm hoping he gets a better oval car this year.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark in Oshawa
And I'd also put Tony Kanaan a very close second to JW. Having RHR on the team helps him out. Obviously, DP and Marco haven't been as helpful to TK.
One of the "problems" of determining who is fast and who isn't at Barber (and why passing will be difficult) is the closeness of the field. After practice, 1 second covers 1st to 16th. 1.5 seconds covers the field (with the exception of Milka). A slip here or there, or a slightly off setup, and you can go from 5th to 15th in a literal heartbeat. The differences between most drivers is in hundredths of seconds, not tenths. Also, some of the drivers ran old tires for much of practice, and a couple slapped on new tires right at the end and jumped up the charts - notably two AA drivers.
Will Power is still the class of the field and his in-car told a story. He had a lot less understeer than most, particularly when compared to Kanaan for example, and was very smooth - and very fast. Even on old tires, he was quicker than the rest of the field. I would be shocked if he isn't on pole and doesn't run away with another one.
problem is pit strategy is generally dictated by yellows....wont be but a 1 or 2 ...Quote:
Originally Posted by px400r
no passing means no contact.....run-off means limited clean-up...
expect a parade...and a finish with-in 3 or 4 places of where she starts
Sato is out there, he will always find an area to do a bonzai move :s mokin:
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Originally Posted by Dr. Krogshöj
I do. ;)
If they want to continue to slog around and just "try and get by" year-after-year, without finding sponsors on THEIR OWN and wait on ride buyers to keep them in business, then they will get exactly what they deserve. Which is, not much.
If you want to see how a real race team can be run and built, see Luzco and Fisher. And they have only been in business a few years each.
The 6 moving on from Group 1 are..
Dario Franchitti
Helio Castroneves
Mike Conway
Tony Kanaan
Marco Andretti
Mario Moraes
The 6 moving on from Group 2 are..
Will Power
Takuma Sato
Scott Dixon
Ryan Briscoe
EJ Viso
Justin Wilson
i am loving the web feed.
Davy hamilton needs to spit out the marbles in his mouth.
He always sounds like a mushmouth.