And when will the Dragon’s Flame finally “burn” Somebody?
Yeah, like always your Haggard No Fenders Scribe
tomaso’s late to thee Party! Since everyone’s already given their opinions upon
the matter. Which regardless, the record books will forever denote Josef
Newgarden as the winner of the 107th running of the Indianapolis 500…
But I’d like to share my two pesos worth
anyways, since that’s why I’m still scribbling here upon No fenders some 16+
years later, El Correctomundo?
It’s funny to Mwah how the Formula 1 race in
reality was another fairly Dull procession upon thee streets of Monte Carlo.
With Max Verstappen effectively leading wire-to-wire.
Although I thought that 1996 F1 World Champion
Damon Hill wrote a very good article for the Telegraph describing how for Him, the
race was on Saturday when watching the drivers needing to be millimeters
perfect during Qualifying!
Yet instead, since I skipped Monaco again, (along
with Barcelona) I have to say that I felt totally Deflated by the ending to
this year’s Indy 500! Especially after All of the tension and build-up leading
to the actual race.
As I believe I heard or read somebody saying
that the final 20-laps took an Hour to complete due to the unprecedented three
Red Flag periods! For which apparently I’m in the minority? But I’m not a fan
of multiple Red flags being use to essentially manipulate the finish, in what
effectively is a nod to RASSCAR’s Chequors’ or Wreckers Green-white finishes, Spew!
As do we really want
it to become the Indianapolis 520?
Now I’ll agree that the first Red Flag on lap
186 was warranted, since Kyle Kirkwood’s racecar was lying upside down on the
race track! Along with His rear tyre that had gone Flying over the Catch
Fencing! Fortunately only striking somebody’s unattended car! Although one Fan was
treated for minor injuries from flying debris.
And since I’m blind and simply listened to the
race via IndyCar Radio. I can only Arse-sume there was a fairly major field of
carbon fibre debris littering the racing surface? Not to mention Felix Rosenqvist’s
wrecked racecar.
The second Red Flag for Pato O’Ward’s ill
advised move on lap-193, when O’Ward desperately tried passing Marcus Ericsson for
second place, with Josef Newgarden leading. Apparently was a bi-product of the
Dallara’s Areodynamics, and how only the second place car could make a pass upon
the leader, with third on-back being stuck and unable to move forward…
Not sure how many cars were finally involved? Since
I know that rookie Agustin Canapino, who had a wounded racecar ended up unceremoniously
crashing into O’Ward’s stricken car!
But the third and final Red Flag on lap-198 seemed
totally unwarranted! With me initially feeling that Marcus Ericsson had been Robbed!
Even if I preferred Santino Ferrucci inexplicably winning. I simply wanted Anybody
besides Josef Newgarden drinking Milk!
Yet I suppose it would have also been somewhat
controversial for Ericsson to become the first Back-to-Back winner since Hulio’
(2001-02) by simply racing back to the Start line before the Caution should
have been thrown! As I’m still Cornfuzed over the need to reshuffle Ferrucci
and Newgarden?
And Yeah, I heard El Capitano’, nee Roger
Penske pronouncing that Race Control had just done what the Fans wanted, since
Nobody wants the race to end under a Yellow Flag. But Yuhs know what Roger? Sometimes
that’s what happens!
As I won’t even bother on the point that it was
Roger’s car winning! Since Josef Newgarden did what He needed to do to win
On-track “legally”, so Congrats to Newgarden.
But for Mwah, where it gets Dicey! And perhaps
I’m blowing this out of contention? But I find it funny how I cannot keep
thinking of How Race Control did something unprecedented on Yas Isle at the
season finale Abu Dhabi Grand Prix that “Gifted” Max Verstappen His Debutante
F1 World Championship!
Thus I simply feel that IndyCar is playing with
Fire here by doing the unprecedented in order to simply “Spice Up the Show!” As
sing it ‘Ol Jerry Lee Lewis!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F569_t2jCio
And although once again, Josef Newgarden did
Nothing wrong enroute to victory, for which has been pointed out how He was the
leader after the second Red Flag…
But my Biggest problem with the race is what has
simply become known as the dreaded “Dragon” move. When the leader becomes a Snake
serpentining back ‘N forth across the entire track to effectively Block the
path of the second place car!
For which I’ve read two Bloggers opinions about
playing Chicken with the Pit Wall Attenuator! Which really shouldn’t be
occurring at over 200mph!
Since when I think of the consequences of a
driver crashing Heavily into the Attenuator. I immediately Flashback to when I
could vividly see Mark Dismore lying on His Hospital bed with a ginormous neck
brace fashioned around him staring into the camera!
Two things that are related, seemingly are not
being discussed currently, regarding next year’s Dallara DW12 racecars. That
being what happens when we’re racing with Heavier cars with more Horsepower?
As I’d like to Arse-sume that Dallara has
already factored in the needs to strengthen the wheel tethers on All four
corners! Along with other necessary Safety updates.
And lastly, do we really need Indy Cars going
any faster at Mother Speedway? Ergo the reportedly 100 extra Horsepower the ERS
Super capacitor “Hybrid” motors will provide?
And what happens when two of these Heavier racecars collide with each other whilst performing the Dragon?