[IndyCar] #9 Hoe win je de Indy 500 niet?

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Op donderdag 19 april 2012 11:39 schreef sasquatsch het volgende:

Naar verwachting zullen er 33 - 35 deelnemers zijn bij de Indy 500. 14 Honda's, 14 of 15 Chevy's en 5 of 6 Lotussen.

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Op vrijdag 20 april 2012 15:41 schreef Funzel het volgende:
Dus maar 1 iemand die kwalificeert red het niet? Dan voel je je lullig.

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Mogelijke andere coureurs zijn Michael Jourdain jr (RLL), Buddy Rice (ECR), Jean Alesi (Newman/Haas- Lotus), Townsend Bell (SHM) en Bryan Clauson (SFHR)

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Op dinsdag 24 april 2012 22:24 schreef m1155 het volgende:
Gaat Tracy nog mee doen dit jaar ?

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IndyCar has rejected Chevrolet's protest against Honda's turbocharger upgrade.

Chevrolet had objected to Honda, which unlike its rival engine manufacturers using a single-turbo rather than twin layout, being given permission to introduce a new housing from this weekend's Sao Paulo street race.

Honda had been allowed to make the modification on the grounds that the series was trying to achieve parity between the alternative turbo layouts - despite this promise not being formally enshrined within the regulations.

But after a lengthy hearing on Thursday, IndyCar ruled that Honda could go ahead with its changes.

"Today, following a hearing on the issues, a three-person panel denied a protest filed April 18 and upheld IndyCar's decision to approve use of a 0.74 A/R compressor cover for the single turbocharger," said an IndyCar statement.

Honda welcomed the decision, saying in a statement that it would level the playing field.

"IndyCar committed well in advance of the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series season to structure engine regulations focused on creating parity between competing manufacturers, and this commitment played a significant role in our decision to adopt a single turbocharger configuration for the new HI12RT Honda Indy V-6.

"The new compressor cover helps to offset a demonstrable performance disadvantage between single- and twin-turbocharged IndyCar Series engines."

Chevrolet has won all three IndyCar rounds held since the new technical package came into effect for 2012.

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Newman/Haas Racing says that it has pulled its 2012 Indianapolis 500 entry and will not be competing in next month's race after all.

"We had every intention of being in the race, but simply ran out of time," the team's general manager Brian Lisles is reported as telling The Associated Press on Friday, confirming that it decided to withdraw its provisional entry when it became clear that the team could not put together a proper operation in time.

Newman/Haas Racing was included in the first entry list for the event published by Indianapolis Motor Speedway last week, which linked them to a Lotus engine. It did not list a confirmed driver, despite earlier reports stating that former F1 driver and current Lotus brand ambassador Jean Alesi had signed to make his oval début with them.

It isn't clear to what extent Newman/Haas' decision to withdraw its entry was linked to the driver deal, or to the recent restructuring of Lotus' presence in the IZOD IndyCar Series which saw them drop two of the four full-time teams to which it supplies engines in 2012.

"It was everything," the AP quotes Lisles as telling them.

Newman/Haas Racing decided to end its 28-year participation in US open wheel racing over the winter, citing the economic climate. Ironically it came at the end of a season that had seen the team looking rejuvenated and performing better than they had for several years, securing fourth place in the 2011 championship with Oriol Servia and the rookie of the year title with James Hinchcliffe.

The team's decision to return for a one-off appearance in the 96th Indianapolis 500 on May 27 surprised everyone, and seemed to be a result of a deal between team owner Carl Haas and the Lotus motorsports group. Lotus was keen to find a berth for Jean Alesi in the race after it appeared that HVM Racing had walked away from the opportunity to field the former Ferrari driver.

"There's not enough money to do it," HVM owner Keith Wiggins was quoted as saying about the Alesi deal, just days before fresh reports put the French-Sicilian racer into the surprise Newman/Haas seat instead.

With Newman/Haas' decision to withdraw, HVM is only one of two Lotus-powered teams still in next month's Indy 500. Assuming that Wiggins' decision regarding the Alesi deal is still applicable, it's also highly unlikely that Lotus Dragon Racing would be up for putting together a third car for Alesi alongside regular drivers Sebastien Bourdais and Katherine Legge.

That would mean Alesi's dream of making it onto the starting grid at Indianapolis - first announced back in September - will be over, at least for 2012.

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Op zondag 29 april 2012 18:31 schreef Breaker.Faker het volgende:
hopelijk live wat ze altijd deden toen ze de indy 500 uitzonden.
Wel jammer dat rtl7 deze race niet in HD uitzend was zeker goedkoper om in SD uit te zenden

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Op zondag 29 april 2012 21:02 schreef m1155 het volgende:
Helaas moesten we weer alle verglijkingen met de formule 1 aanhoren en konden we via twitter domme vragen insturen...

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Op zondag 29 april 2012 21:02 schreef m1155 het volgende:
Helaas moesten we weer alle verglijkingen met de formule 1 aanhoren en konden we via twitter domme vragen insturen...