Deegan update

[aunty dive]

Looking forward to see what Deegan does in Practrice.

Watch the back.

1st session over. Deegan 21st of 21 … 4.75 sec off the best time and 2.5 sec slower than the 20th place car.

 

[DanicaFreak]

1st session over. Deegan 21st of 21 … 4.75 sec off the best time and 2.5 sec slower than the 20th place car.

She IS a rookie..hope for improvement

 

[FLRacingFan]

She IS a rookie..hope for improvement

This weekend, Barber, and Detroit are probably going to be the most challenging events all year. She just needs to keep it out of the wall the next two days and log laps.

 

[aunty dive]

2nd practice this morning … qualifying this afternoon.

Deegan picked up 3 seconds from yesterday.

GRAND PRIX OF ST. PETERSBURG​

Practice 2
Saturday, March 1, 2025

RANK	DRIVER	CAR NO.	BEST TIME	IN LAP	BEST SPEED	TOTAL LAPS	DIFFERENCE	GAP
1	Myles Rowe	99	01:04.2496	26	100.857	29	--.----	--.----
2	Dennis Hauger	28	01:04.3543	17	100.693	26	0.1047	0.1047
3	Lochie Hughes	26	01:04.6025	27	100.306	28	0.3529	0.2482
4	Caio Collet	76	01:04.7168	24	100.129	32	0.4672	0.1143
5	Jonathan Browne	9	01:04.7658	33	100.053	33	0.5162	0.0490
6	Salvador de Alba	27	01:04.7929	20	100.011	29	0.5433	0.0271
7	Callum Hedge	17	01:04.8013	28	99.998	32	0.5517	0.0084
8	Nolan Allaer	11	01:04.8691	30	99.893	31	0.6195	0.0678
9	Ricardo Escotto	3	01:04.8848	31	99.869	32	0.6352	0.0157
10	Jordan Missig	48	01:04.9355	20	99.791	29	0.6859	0.0507
11	James Roe	29	01:04.9840	29	99.717	30	0.7344	0.0485
12	Josh Pierson	14	01:05.0053	24	99.684	31	0.7557	0.0213
13	Jack William Miller	40	01:05.0959	26	99.545	29	0.8463	0.0906
14	Sebastian Murray	2	01:05.2044	26	99.380	30	0.9548	0.1085
15	Tommy Smith	16	01:05.2344	25	99.334	31	0.9848	0.0300
16	Liam Sceats	30	01:05.3128	27	99.215	30	1.0632	0.0784
17	Nikita Johnson	18	01:05.3522	30	99.155	30	1.1026	0.0394
18	Sophia Floersch	24	01:05.4310	31	99.036	31	1.1814	0.0788
19	Bryce Aron	39	01:05.7532	28	98.550	32	1.5036	0.3222
20	Niels Koolen	10	01:05.8664	30	98.381	31	1.6168	0.1132
21	Hailie Deegan	38	01:06.9573	31	96.778	32	2.7077	1.0909

 

[KTMLew01]

I expected whole lot more from Sophia. Pretty disappointing. Fully expected top ten results. Maybe better results later today.

 

[aunty dive]

GRAND PRIX OF ST. PETERSBURG​

Qualifications - Group 1
Saturday, March 1, 2025

RANK	DRIVER	CAR NO.	BEST TIME	BEST SPEED	BEST LAP	TOTAL LAPS	DIFFERENCE	GAP
1	Dennis Hauger	28	01:03.8801	101.440	11	11	--.----	--.----
2	Caio Collet	76	01:04.3851	100.644	10	11	0.5050	0.5050
3	Liam Sceats	30	01:04.5451	100.395	10	11	0.6650	0.1600
4	Salvador de Alba	27	01:04.6264	100.269	10	11	0.7463	0.0813
5	Jordan Missig	48	01:04.6972	100.159	8	11	0.8171	0.0708
6	Niels Koolen	10	01:04.7738	100.040	8	11	0.8937	0.0766
7	Sebastian Murray	2	01:04.7935	100.010	8	11	0.9134	0.0197
8	Nolan Allaer	11	01:04.9011	99.844	10	11	1.0210	0.1076
9	Sophia Floersch	24	01:05.1983	99.389	9	11	1.3182	0.2972
10	Josh Pierson	14	No Time	0.000	0	0	0.0000	0.0000

GRAND PRIX OF ST. PETERSBURG​

Qualifications - Group 2
Saturday, March 1, 2025

RANK	DRIVER	CAR NO.	BEST TIME	BEST SPEED	BEST LAP	TOTAL LAPS	DIFFERENCE	GAP
1	Lochie Hughes	26	01:04.0209	101.217	8	11	--.----	--.----
2	Myles Rowe	99	01:04.2053	100.926	8	11	0.1844	0.1844
3	Jack William Miller	40	01:04.3300	100.731	7	11	0.3091	0.1247
4	Ricardo Escotto	3	01:04.3349	100.723	8	11	0.3140	0.0049
5	Jonathan Browne	9	01:04.3514	100.697	8	11	0.3305	0.0165
6	Callum Hedge	17	01:04.4891	100.482	11	11	0.4682	0.1377
7	James Roe	29	01:04.5058	100.456	10	11	0.4849	0.0167
8	Tommy Smith	16	01:04.7533	100.072	9	11	0.7324	0.2475
9	Nikita Johnson	18	01:04.8879	99.865	11	11	0.8670	0.1346
10	Bryce Aron	39	01:05.0564	99.606	10	11	1.0355	0.1685
11	Hailie Deegan	38	01:07.3615	96.197	8	10	3.3406	2.3051

 

[Kiante]

She's got a long way to go.

 

[KTMLew01]

Need more from Sophia. Deegan is right where I expected.

 

[Kiante]

Sophia never really jumped off the page, but these ladies are solid drivers.

Would be wonderful for them to find footholds in IndyCar.

 

[Greg]

With her past experiences, etc, I think she would be more comfortable and a better fit in the big IRL series in a Penske or Gannasi car (immediately).

All of the nonsense about her working her way up through those sophmoric support races do not apply. Why are they holding her back.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Ith it difficulth to talkth with yourth tongue in yourth cheecth?

 

[Greg]

Ith it difficulth to talkth with yourth tongue in yourth cheecth?

I wish they made an APP to translate Old English, Redneck and even myself so that I could always know what I am talking about.

 

[DanicaFreak]

Deegan stayed out of trouble. Advanced to 15th through attrition. No jinx!

 

[aunty dive]

I missed it.

How many cars finished the race?

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Deegan stayed out of trouble.

Stayed? I'm still watching on FS1. I thought it was live.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

How many cars finished the race?

Finished 14th. 17 cars running but everyone behind her were laps down due to problems. Was running 64 seconds back of the lead, 38 behind the car in front of her when it brought out the final caution. Delta rate increased over time, may need to work on tire management.

Good job scrubbing rubber into the groove for the big boys.

 

[KTMLew01]

Stayed? I'm still watching on FS1. I thought it was live.

Completely forgot it's available on FS1. Tuned in now. For the ones that say "she's rookie/what do you expect"...who running 1-2?

Do have to say again, I expect more from Floersch. She has several seasons in similar cars. But guess avoid trouble in the first few to get those around her more comfortable?

 

[KTMLew01]

Next race early May? Yikes. Hard to get experience like that.

 

[DanicaFreak]

Deegan did what she needed. Sofia did well also

 

[aunty dive]

Deegan did what she needed. Sofia did well also

She needs to demonstrate that she’s competitive with at least the back half of the field.

She isn’t.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

What I noticed most was the increasing rate at which she lost ground. The only thing I can attribute that to was tire wear. Surely they told her the set she started on was all she would get. I expect someone with her overall experience to have a rudimentary knowledge of tire management.

She brought the car back in one piece on the lead lap (barely). I don't see much cause for celebration beyond that bare minimum.

 

[DanicaFreak]

She needs to demonstrate that she’s competitive with at least the back half of the field.

She isn’t.

Not yet. I hope it comes.

 

[StandOnIt]

 

[DanicaFreak]

I like that she’s being realistic. I hope she’s spending a lot of her free time in a sim.