IndyCar - 2021 Grand Prix of Portland

[FLRacingFan]

27 entries this weekend, five realistic championship contenders with three races left.

 

[FLRacingFan]

Quite a good qualifying result for CGR with Palou taking pole and Dixon 3rd. O’Ward 7th and Newgarden 18th, Penske didn’t advance from the first round at all.

 

[Reck]

Dixon needs to win one badly. C’mon!

 

[Doc Austin]

Quite a good qualifying result for CGR with Palou taking pole and Dixon 3rd. O’Ward 7th and Newgarden 18th, Penske didn’t advance from the first round at all.

They did seem to run better when the Captain was there.

 

[gnomesayin]

I miss being in Portland to attend this. Hoping it will be eventful and not hinge on a fluke caution amidst pit stops.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

That's a cleaner start than I expected.

 

[donthaveanickname]

As John Cleland would say:
The guy who designed turn one...

 

[Reck]

Great start by Dixon that goes completely wasted. Hope he is ok to continue.

 

[FLRacingFan]

Dixon had to stomp on the brakes because he was headed for the grass. Not so much on Felix, imo.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

As John Cleland would say:
The guy who designed turn one...

Anyone familiar with "Bloody Stupid" Johnson?

 

[gnomesayin]

That's a cleaner start than I expected.

You have appropriately low expectations.

There were a handful of cars out of 27 that looked like they were prepared to make the first corner.

 

[FLRacingFan]

Handed to Pato on a silver platter. Literally the one thing CGR couldn’t do.

 

[Reck]

This is a weird way to reset the order. Very complicated stuff.

 

[Reck]

The Ganassi cars get totally screwed.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

The Ganassi cars get totally screwed.

Self-inflicted.

 

[FLRacingFan]

As John Cleland would say:
The guy who designed turn one...

Somehow it’s slightly less dumb than Monza’s, but they can never make it through here cleanly.

 

[FLRacingFan]

Lol @ making the reorder seem so automated and objective and then they take over 10 laps to figure out who goes where. Now it’s a fuel race instead of a tire race, smh.

 

[Reck]

What will Jimmie Johnson do? Seriously lol

 

[gnomesayin]

Attendance looks strong, good to see it holding up.

 

[donthaveanickname]

For a second I thought JJ was running a Camel-sponsored car.

 

[donthaveanickname]

They really had to give Dixon and Palou identical paint schemes?

 

[gnomesayin]

Rahal pitting at the start of lap 36 of a 110 lap race doesn't totally negate the possibility he could make it on one more stop. Why do they keep saying you'd have to last until lap 40?

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Rahal pitting at the start of lap 36 of a 110 lap race doesn't totally negate the possibility he could make it on one more stop. Why do they keep saying you'd have to last until lap 40?

The caution laps saved a lot of fuel

 

[Reck]

These cars look very unstable. Everyone is doing some major hacking at the wheel.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Does this change everything?

 

[donthaveanickname]

I'm getting a headache trying to understand the different strategies, the announcers aren't sure if it's a good idea by Rahal to stay out either.

 

[gnomesayin]

I'm getting a headache trying to understand the different strategies, the announcers aren't sure if it's a good idea by Rahal to stay out either.

They never have a handle on it, it's always as much a guessing game for them as us.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Everyone has to stop one more time, it's a question of when.

 

[gnomesayin]

Have to credit Dixon there for being smart and backing out of the attempt on Newgarden once Rossi went to the inside. Could have been another pileup otherwise.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Have to credit Dixon there for being smart and backing out of the attempt on Newgarden once Rossi went to the inside. Could have been another pileup otherwise.

Yeah, that wasn't going to work.

 

[Doc Austin]

I think the real Grosjean finally showed up today.

 

[donthaveanickname]

I think the real Grosjean finally showed up today.

The second 2012 flashback of today after the McLaren victory.

 

[Reck]

I’m totally tuned out of this race. From the confusion these clown commentators are providing to the race being essentially neutralized by the yellows, I’m just flat out bored now.

 

[gnomesayin]

I’m totally tuned out of this race. From the confusion these clown commentators are providing to the race being essentially neutralized by the yellows, I’m just flat out bored now.

They never fail to top themselves.

 

[gnomesayin]

It's amazing how badly the panned out for Rahal.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

I was really hoping it would work out for Graham.

 

[donthaveanickname]

Can't wait for 2023.
Just in case I haven't mentioned that yet...

 

[Reck]

Do the Penske drivers even like each other?

 

[donthaveanickname]

Can't they introduce a VSC for situations like this one at least?

 

[donthaveanickname]

Great job Alex!
I'd love to see him win the championship.