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Bertrand maybe?
Someone has to dig up something DF has said about Baguette. There's bound to be loads...
Baguette's going to do it!
Dario in real trouble
Or Hildebrand to win??
Hildebrand to the lead!!!!!!!!
Ganassi and Fuel measures have not been friends this month
Hildebrand to the lead!
White flag for JR!!!!!
JR Hildebrande!!!!!
Who'd have thought it. Rookie winners of both 500s
This could be amazing or utterly heartbreaking...
Wheldon WIN!!!!!!!!!!! holy cow
Holy F*cking Crap!!!!
JR!!!!!!! no Wheldon wow
That'll be heartbreaking then
****ing hell. Cannot believe that. Unbelievable. Amazing.
Un F-ing belivable
What an amazing finish! Really happy for Bryan Herta!
The most amazing finish ever!!!!
Whoa, Dan Wheldon the best ever?
That's a stretch there Bryan Herta....
He must have left out Zeus. And apparently Zeus doesn't like to be left out.Quote:
Originally Posted by hornet
It would have been a really nice story for the kid to have won it. But I had an odd feeling that he was going to flub it when he passed that lapper. So one of my least favorite drivers wins it. Oh well.
I feel that was the adrenaline talking. That said, he's won it twice, so he's knows how to pedal a car round there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mad_Hatter
Dan Whelden.......winner.......I500.......congrats
Oh Crap...We agree on something!Quote:
Originally Posted by Jag_Warrior
I'm not a big Wheldon fan either, but I'll give him credit for being a great driver at Indy. Two runner-ups with Panther, a win with AGR, and now a win with Bryan Herta, he's one of the best.
Wow, that was some finish. Really great for Wheldon, I hope he gets a seat on a more permanent basis. Must be horrible for Hildebrand though, last corner of the last lap!
What is it with Ganassi and fuel measurement this month?
Wondering the same thing. Up until the last 5 laps it looked like Dario had the win, then suddenly it's like the crew's fuel mileage changed and Dario had to drop considerable amount of speed.. then he still ran out on the last lap (according to his post race intv). Maybe they were banking on a yellow.. but he pitted pretty late and from I could tell he should have made it.Quote:
Originally Posted by anthonyvop
Apparently Panther Racing are protesting the result as Wheldon passed Hildebrand under yellow.
I doubt the protest will be successfull, though, as it was of course Hildebrand who brought out the yellow in the first place.
I feel we often do current drivers down and only come to properly consider their talents after a passage of time, but he's now got two wins and a total of five top three finishes. I'm not his biggest fan, as there is something about him which grates, but you don't have that sort of record through dumb luck.
Interesting...
This is one of those things that, regardless of what the fine print says, Hildebrand lost the race and it feels like sour grapes to protest.Quote:
Originally Posted by gm99
I can't see how a protest can possibly succeed. Every driver going round a crash "in progress" is guilty of the same thing. Would make the result go from amazing to just downright rotten.
I TOTALLY CALLED IT !!!Quote:
Originally Posted by SoCalPVguy
A lot of downforce makes a stable - but slow - car, see how Baquette passed her like she was standing still. Danca - good "driver" not "racer".
Wheldon was past Hildebrand before the yellow light came on anyway.
I'll get it out of the way shall I?Quote:
Originally Posted by SoCalPVguy
"I'm proud of her, she ran a great race!"
Two Wins, two seconds... gotta be near the top ""33 Greatest Drivers at INDY"Quote:
Originally Posted by Mad_Hatter
You could argue that being a good 'driver' and not a 'racer' is why Ms. Patrick does so well at Indy - it's as much about getting your car to the end at the front as it is about being racy and passing people. The contrast between Kanaan and Patrick is a good example of this today - different approaches, both made big advances on their starting places.
Being a good driver should see that tactic pay off at more tracks than just Indy and Motegi though. My pet theory is they just happen to punish her style less, hence she appears to run better at them than elsewhere. That tactic didn't pay off at Barber, as she finished nowhere, despite avoid all the incidents.