2024 Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio

[FLRacingFan]

Almost five years after IndyCar announced hybrid powertrains, they’ve finally arrived. The track is also freshly repaved for the first time since 2006. Lots of new variables this weekend.

 

[StandOnIt]

This is a big deal, I hope it works out.

 

[Doc Austin]

We already know Townsend and Hinch will spend half the broadcast screaming "He's on the button!"

 

[FLRacingFan]

Closest battle for pole on a road/street course in the Fast Six era (2005-).

 

[sdj]

I guess I missed the HYBRID info on these cars, what is it all about?

 

[Doc Austin]

I guess I missed the HYBRID info on these cars, what is it all about?

Giant virtue signal. Currently the cars are slower, so where's the upside?

 

[FLRacingFan]

I guess I missed the HYBRID info on these cars, what is it all about?

Not a battery-based system since they didn’t have enough room. Got creative and designed a supercapacitor-based storage system.

Giant virtue signal. Currently the cars are slower, so where's the upside?

Pole time was a second quicker than last year. Repaved surface, more power, MGU-assisted braking against added weight and harder tires. We’ll see how it compares on tracks that haven’t changed since last season later on, but it doesn’t seem to be sluggish like people feared. And that’s with only using 60 of the 150hp the system will eventually reach in a couple of years.

 

[Doc Austin]

Pole time was a second quicker than last year.

I missed that. They were slower all through testing.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

I missed that. They were slower all through testing.

Learning curve.

 

[donthaveanickname]

I'm glad the hybrid is finally making its debut. Nice to see some change to these cars for the first time in four years.

With the increased weight compared to earlier in the season I'm also looking forward to tires making more of an impact.

 

[donthaveanickname]

Implications!

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Dear IndyCar and NBC, please stop throwing the green during what is described as the 'Pre-race' broadcast. Either don't bill the pre-race as such, or wait until the 'Race' broadcast to drop the rag.

Thanks.

 

[donthaveanickname]

Dear IndyCar and NBC, please stop throwing the green during what is described as the 'Pre-race' broadcast. Either don't bill the pre-race as such, or wait until the 'Race' broadcast to drop the rag.

Thanks.

Advertised start time was 1:30

 

[FLRacingFan]

Bizarre start…wonder what happened to Dixon.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Advertised start time was 1:30

Both TV Racer and my cable company show pre-race from 1:30 to 2.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Lost coverage on NBC. Peacock appears functional.

 

[FLRacingFan]

Palou has to be nerfed somehow. Holy cow. Not a chance of hanging with him on road courses.

 

[Kiante]

Toby Sowery, what a performance from him so far! Top 15 ahead of Harvey, great performance for the young man.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Palou stops and is still 16 seconds ahead of Newgarden's 3-stop strategy

 

[FLRacingFan]

Palou stops and is still 16 seconds ahead of Newgarden's 3-stop strategy

Gonna lap half the field if he wants to.

I think more guys who started in the back might regret not getting on the 3-stop strategy like Newgarden did though. The 2 was nowhere in qualifying and has made some good time in clean air.

The stall cost Malukas a lot of positions unfortunately.

 

[donthaveanickname]

Nolan amd Rinus are going for a four-stopper at that rate.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Dixie, if it helps, this was over at the green.

 

[FLRacingFan]

NBC should be showing literally anyone other than Palou or Dixon (wtf?) right now. Lundqvist just passed Rasmussen for P6 and nothing at all from the broadcast.

 

[donthaveanickname]

They need to find a way to re-integrate the info about tire compounds into the ticker.

 

[donthaveanickname]

NBC should be showing literally anyone other than Palou or Dixon (wtf?) right now. Lundqvist just passed Rasmussen for P6 and nothing at all from the broadcast.

They let Fox's directors take over already?

 

[FLRacingFan]

Pass for position inside the top 5 shown

 

[FLRacingFan]

Pato has killed it on this red stint. Wow!

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Alex botched the pit exit. Close to a second getting moving

 

[donthaveanickname]

Palou looked like he had this one in the bag.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Palou looked like he had this one in the bag.

Just got spanked in all metrics for that stop

 

[FLRacingFan]

Iowa couldn’t come soon enough for Newgarden. Pretty clumsy couple of weekends recently.

 

[FLRacingFan]

Palou fighting back…this is gonna be tough for Pato.

 

[donthaveanickname]

Newgarden 24th?

Edit: Two speeding penalties

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Palou fighting back…this is gonna be tough for Pato.

Well, it was until Palou got squirrelly

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Newgarden 24th?

3-stop strategy was ... ill-advised.

 

[FLRacingFan]

Newgarden 24th?

Sped in the pits, sped in the pits serving the penalty…unraveled once again.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Sped in the pits, sped in the pits serving the penalty…unraveled once again.

I missed that!

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Well, it was until Palou got squirrelly

And again.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Won and lost on the money stop.

 

[FLRacingFan]

Finally another win - on track - for Pato. Palou was pushing like hell to get it done, great job by O’Ward to fend him off.