2025 Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

donthaveanickname said:
Well of course I do, she's been around for quite some time.
It's been nine years since she made her debut in German F4, she probably has more open wheel starts than the rest of the Lights field combined.
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Hope she has success. Hope she take strategy with Deegan at some point.
 
Well I just finished the race and I have to say I loved everything about today. The broadcast crew was fun and compelling, the racing kept me entertained but it was a bummer Colton’s crew had problems. I can’t wait for the next race. I absolutely love this series
 
The lap 1 caution kinda screwed the frontrunners who started on primaries (Scotty Mac, FRO, Lundgaard) and made it more of a fuel save two-stop race than was intended, but the strategy played out well enough to make things interesting at the end. If everyone had to get their alternate tire stint done under green I think it would’ve been a bit more racey. Speaking of which, they certainly fell off a ton, but maybe too much too soon. They were essentially a qualifying tire and a ‘joker’ tire during the race. I think they need to be more viable deeper into a stint to make things interesting.

Palou once again drove a phenomenal race, despite an okay qualifying effort, and continues to set the bar. If he stays in IndyCar long enough it’s conceivable he could end up the GOAT with the pace he’s at.

Pato going from P23 >> P11 after getting a puncture during the lap 1 incident and VeeKay finishing P9 for Coyne, after making the Fast 12 on Saturday, put together great runs back in the pack.

Great crowd all three days as well, full grandstands and tons of foot traffic all throughout the circuit.
 
Charlie Spencer said:
It's been a few days so I may not be remembering correctly, but wasn't Herta done in by tire strategy? If so, I don't see how team decisions affect evaluating his performance.
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Just that he's so far behind in the points already. He can't finish any lower than 3rd, I think, and have enough FIA points to qualify for a Super License.
 
Hikaru Kitsune said:
Just that he's so far behind in the points already. He can't finish any lower than 3rd, I think, and have enough FIA points to qualify for a Super License.
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I think he needs 4th or better this year, since he also carries one point from the 2023 season. Since he finished runner-up last year despite throwing away good runs at the 500 and Detroit, it should still be well within reach. I think there will always be valid concerns about Andretti’s race execution holding him back, though, as we saw on Sunday.
 
FLRacingFan said:
I think he needs 4th or better this year, since he also carries one point from the 2023 season. Since he finished runner-up last year despite throwing away good runs at the 500 and Detroit, it should still be well within reach. I think there will always be valid concerns about Andretti’s race execution holding him back, though, as we saw on Sunday.
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If he misses 4th he could still get the necessary points by running Formula Regional Middle East or Oceania in the off-season.

If he actually needs the 40 points that is. Idk how Franco got his Super License.
 
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