THE EXTROVERT INTROVERT

1970 - Jochen Rindt, Piers Courage, Jo Siffert - Monaco

I’m the biggest Fernando fan, I can’t overstate that, but leading at the moment isn’t really that great to be honest, it shortens the fuel windows, makes the car and engine work harder and doesn’t do a lot for him come lap 180.. Also a good car now doesn’t mean a good car at the end..  It’s great to see him at the front and fingers crossed but this isn’t necessarily a good thing right now..  That crash makes me question life itself though. Glad my fave Kiwi is ok and got out on his own.. I love IndCar because of the intensity but that was damn fucking scary. 

Hard to predict honestly, but’s it’s not the end of the World that’s for sure, they’ll keep tuning the car at each stop, but running behind other people saves a lot of fuel and gives you more flexibility on the windows, don’t have to run flat out all the time. This race is a very hard thing to predict..  If you ever want to see what mid-race car tuning does, watch last years race from Pocono.. Will Power’s car went from terrible to invincible.  And yes, mega kudos to Dallara and IndyCar, to see someone get out of that without a scratch is incredible. I really do appreciate how far safety has come.. 

Absolutely, it’s still all to play for, no one is out of it yet. Even if you’re running 20th, you can be there at the end.  They that you don’t win this race, but it decides who will win and lets them get it. It’s really got no form guide at all.. It’s about being in the right spot at the right time.  Don’t watch it now :P But it’s on YouTube if you end up getting hooked on Indy :P  Oval racing looks simple enough, but it’s the 1000s of tiny little things that make the difference, it’s a different game to circuit racing. Strategies are so different too and can completely change at any minute, you’re at the fate of luck in this. 

Oh man if you haven’t seen the end of an Indy500 before hang the fuck on.. Holy moly, there are no friends and no holding back, shit gets serious, quick. That’s going to be the hardest bit for Fernando, it’s not like fighting in a GP is, it’s a crazy slipstream passing war..  Max’s car and the Ganassi’s look fairly strong at the moment, it’s good to see him going well.. Make sure you pay full attention with 40/50 to go though :P  I’ve never been one to dismiss ovals, but I didn’t get it (Not American, I’m Aussie, so it was an odd concept to me too) but I’ve always been fascinated with IndyCar and once I started watching and learning I fell in love with it quickly.  End of this race will be hot, so hang on. 

I’m the biggest Fernando fan, I can’t overstate that, but leading at the moment isn’t really that great to be honest, it shortens the fuel windows, makes the car and engine work harder and doesn’t do a lot for him come lap 180.. Also a good car now doesn’t mean a good car at the end..  It’s great to see him at the front and fingers crossed but this isn’t necessarily a good thing right now..  That crash makes me question life itself though. Glad my fave Kiwi is ok and got out on his own.. I love IndCar because of the intensity but that was damn fucking scary. 

Hard to predict honestly, but’s it’s not the end of the World that’s for sure, they’ll keep tuning the car at each stop, but running behind other people saves a lot of fuel and gives you more flexibility on the windows, don’t have to run flat out all the time. This race is a very hard thing to predict..  If you ever want to see what mid-race car tuning does, watch last years race from Pocono.. Will Power’s car went from terrible to invincible.  And yes, mega kudos to Dallara and IndyCar, to see someone get out of that without a scratch is incredible. I really do appreciate how far safety has come.. 

Absolutely, it’s still all to play for, no one is out of it yet. Even if you’re running 20th, you can be there at the end.  They that you don’t win this race, but it decides who will win and lets them get it. It’s really got no form guide at all.. It’s about being in the right spot at the right time.  Don’t watch it now :P But it’s on YouTube if you end up getting hooked on Indy :P  Oval racing looks simple enough, but it’s the 1000s of tiny little things that make the difference, it’s a different game to circuit racing. Strategies are so different too and can completely change at any minute, you’re at the fate of luck in this. 

I’m the biggest Fernando fan, I can’t overstate that, but leading at the moment isn’t really that great to be honest, it shortens the fuel windows, makes the car and engine work harder and doesn’t do a lot for him come lap 180.. Also a good car now doesn’t mean a good car at the end..  It’s great to see him at the front and fingers crossed but this isn’t necessarily a good thing right now..  That crash makes me question life itself though. Glad my fave Kiwi is ok and got out on his own.. I love IndCar because of the intensity but that was damn fucking scary. 

Hard to predict honestly, but’s it’s not the end of the World that’s for sure, they’ll keep tuning the car at each stop, but running behind other people saves a lot of fuel and gives you more flexibility on the windows, don’t have to run flat out all the time. This race is a very hard thing to predict..  If you ever want to see what mid-race car tuning does, watch last years race from Pocono.. Will Power’s car went from terrible to invincible.  And yes, mega kudos to Dallara and IndyCar, to see someone get out of that without a scratch is incredible. I really do appreciate how far safety has come..