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https://twitter.com/lijianrong64/status/1326161318114549764
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Belardi Closes Its Doors https://racer.com/2020/11/10/belardi-auto-racing-closes-its-doors/ rip Helio to Run 6 Races in 2nd Shank Car https://racer.com/2020/11/09/castroneves-to-make-part-time-indycar-return-with-msr-in-2021/ wb
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CBJSprague24 posted:Is TK a potential option to run the oval races in the CGR 48? Given that this year was ovals only for him and that ride will probably be very "trophy or steering wheel" given there's not one driver going for a championship, it seems like it could be a good match. https://twitter.com/TonyKanaan/status/1330897459569192961 Yes.
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Nov 23, 2020 17:55
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Couple of seasons. Huh.
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I wonder what the conversations between TK and Helio are like at this point.quote:
Ah, those two. Bugs in a rug, they are.
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https://the-race.com/formula-1/ital...racing%20again. race or two world 2 when
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WindyMan posted:I wonder what the conversations between TK and Helio are like at this point. "Actually, you won two. Paul Tracy won the third."
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Nov 25, 2020 02:26
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Penske is starting an Indy Lights team for Black American drivers, finally. https://racer.com/2020/12/03/penske-backed-force-indy-team-set-for-usf2000/
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Isn't it just USF2000 for now? It's not an Indy Lights team yet, but it's a good start. I've heard that particular rung of the ladder can be quite a meat grinder, so someone with a Penske team backing them probably stands a good chance of distinguishing themselves if they've got the talent for open wheel racing.
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Well, USF 2000, which is 2 rungs below Lights, kinda fits in the realm of F4, but it's a very good thing, especially since there's no real back talent at any other point in the ladder, so starting at the beginning will be the best way to get them in. Glad to see it bearing meaningful fruit. This is very good news.
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https://twitter.com/A_S12/status/1335230726019702784 no suprise
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I would assume literally no one on earth expected them to.
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Dec 5, 2020 23:20
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Basticle posted:I would assume literally no one on earth expected them to. There was some logic to it because if they don't explore other series the biggest F1 teams are going to have to downsize under the new budget cap.
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your friend wicka posted:There was some logic to it because if they don't explore other series the biggest F1 teams are going to have to downsize under the new budget cap. looking forward to an announcement in June 2021 about a Ferrari car for the Hypercar class in WEC/Le Mans, then.
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your friend wicka posted:There was some logic to it because if they don't explore other series the biggest F1 teams are going to have to downsize under the new budget cap. Yeah, since they didn't want to fire people. I think there strategy will just be saying that they are using those excess people to look how they can expand lol. https://www.motorsport.com/indycar/...paign=widget-22
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They probably figure it would be wise to figure out how to build a competitive F1 engine before they start spreading themselves thin.
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sportsgenius86 posted:They probably figure it would be wise to figure out how to build a competitive F1 engine before they start spreading themselves thin. they had a competitive engine! It just wasn't legal!  again they will have resources (people and budget) that will not be allowed to go to Formula 1 in a few years; unless they want to trim headcount, they have to find projects for those people to do. IndyCar looked like a decent shout, but I wasn't convinced that they'd want to be a supplier for multiple teams or run a chassis that everyone has to run as spec. (there's not much collector cachet in a Dallara running a 2.2 turbo V6 with Ferrari cam covers). at a certain point, there might not be enough from an engineering standpoint. I think they'll make a hypercar for Le Mans, because it fits what they need and how they want to manage their motorsports. They won't have to share the chassis if they go Hypercar, it can be connected to their road products, everything will be balanced, and they can still have something to sell to collectors once they're done running.
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From what I understand, Italy has some sort of laws against large layoffs that mean the budget cuts make them essentially *have* to go do something else somewhere. WEC makes more sense than indycar for Ferrari. Sports car racing has always been more focused on upmarket brands than Indycar.
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MazeOfTzeentch posted:From what I understand, Italy has some sort of laws against large layoffs that mean the budget cuts make them essentially *have* to go do something else somewhere. WEC makes more sense than indycar for Ferrari. Sports car racing has always been more focused on upmarket brands than Indycar. True, but at the same time I would not rule them out doing a more Judd/Lotus style thing to try to win the 500.
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NEWZZZ ROUNDUP Looks like Ferrucci is out at Coyne, oh no we are all so sad about it aw shucks dang shucks aw heck shoot https://racer.com/2020/12/07/ferrucci-tipped-for-20-race-xfinity-deal/ Herta, not Hinch, taking the #26 with Gainbridge sponsorship, who reupped on a multi year deal. #88 is continuing, imagine thats still Hinchs seat to lose. https://racer.com/2020/12/08/herta-switching-to-andrettis-gainbridge-backed-no-26/ Askew looking at IMSA https://racer.com/2020/12/08/askew-looking-towards-imsa-for-a-reboot/ Donald Davidson retiring, who is the guy that has all those insanely cool indy 500 facts. https://racer.com/2020/12/07/davidson-indys-living-encyclopedia-to-retire/
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Dec 8, 2020 21:30
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Askew did a pretty good job this year didn't he? I feel like he did, but I wasn't paying close enough attention to be sure.
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Cygni posted:Herta, not Hinch, taking the #26 with Gainbridge sponsorship, who reupped on a multi year deal. #88 is continuing, imagine thats still Hinchs seat to lose. The sponsorship is likely tied to a “Andretti ride,” which the 26 is, regardless of where the shop is located that 88 was a co-owning deal. I would guess that’s where Hinch lands.
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Custard Undies posted:Askew did a pretty good job this year didn't he? Nope. He came in 3rd at Iowa race 1, had two other top 10s (Iowa 2 and Texas), and that's it. His teammate had more than double the points, and I think the only other full timers he beat were Marco and Veach. Pretty sure he had a concussion after his Indy 500 wreck that he never fully recovered from, what with Helio standing in later in the season and all. It definitely felt to me like his seat was in jeopardy considering the stark contrast to O'Ward's results. Still, I'm sorry to see him cut loose so quickly.
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He definitely had a concussion that he raced with for a bit, and I recall him having a few Jack Harvey style races where he was running up front for a good chunk of the race without much to show by the end. Apparently SPAM was extremely unhappy with things said about the team when he went public with his injury, and I wouldn't be surprised if that was ultimately the biggest reason he got cut.
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harperdc posted:The sponsorship is likely tied to a “Andretti ride,” which the 26 is, regardless of where the shop is located that 88 was a co-owning deal. I would guess that’s where Hinch lands. The Gainbridge sponsorship was tied to Veach specifically (Veach personally sold the CEO on the sport as a whole), and then expired after the season. Andretti was able to pry Veach off the deal and get them to re-up to cover Colton's salary. Good maneuvering by Andretti.
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IOwnCalculus posted:He definitely had a concussion that he raced with for a bit, and I recall him having a few Jack Harvey style races where he was running up front for a good chunk of the race without much to show by the end. I thought I heard he hid the concussion from them for awhile and they weren't happy about that either.
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Ok, that's right I remember all that now. Forgot about the concussion.
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IOwnCalculus posted:He definitely had a concussion that he raced with for a bit, and I recall him having a few Jack Harvey style races where he was running up front for a good chunk of the race without much to show by the end. I keep hearing that about a bad press statement, but I haven't found out what exactly that was. And yeah, there are definitely times where drivers like Askew were running out front and mixing it up with veterans of the sport, which shows some of their talent in a rookie year like this, but unfortunately that's no substitute for scoring points. If he could get funding and find another open seat, I'm sure a second season of Indycar would be good for Oliver.
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Yeah, i think Askew absolutely has the talent for a ride, but he doesn't bring cash so hes gonna have a tough time with the seats that are left. Sadly he might end up one of the many many guys that ends up with a sportscar career because they ran out of cash after the rookie indycar year. I feel especially bad for him because he had some poo poo happen that was totally outside of his control. But thats how it goes. Coyne's got two empty seats, one with some money... we will see.
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Marshall Pruett pretty solidly pinned it on the interview he did with the AP about his concussion. Said SPAM is the most vain team on the grid (see also: hinch getting fired for the ESPN thing), and they absolutely will yeet you for making them look bad. Poor performance in the season outside of his few good results compared to Pato certainly didn't help. I hope he finds his feet running prototypes in IMSA and comes back. It did wonders for Pato, just having loads of seat time in a downforce car for hours and hours in endurance races to build experience and racecraft.
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Dec 9, 2020 06:02
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yeah, tbf lying to a team about that in 2020 is not a good look
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MazeOfTzeentch posted:Said SPAM is the most vain team on the grid (see also: hinch getting fired for the ESPN thing) Apparently Arrow didn't like his Body Issue photoshoot. I can't even imagine having such poor marketing instincts.
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your friend wicka posted:Apparently Arrow didn't like his Body Issue photoshoot. I can't even imagine having such poor marketing instincts. That was the ESPN thing, yes
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MazeOfTzeentch posted:That was the ESPN thing, yes Ah I thought you meant there was something else too. Regardless, if your team employs James Hinchcliffe and he's mostly nude in a major publication, your only concern should be warming up the money printing machine.
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WELCOME HOME FRIEND https://twitter.com/ArrowMcLarenSP/status/1336687752050511874
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That ESPN poo poo (losing your ride because a loving corporation was embarrased by you being naked near their logo) was possibly the dumbest poo poo to happen in motorsports in the last decade.
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Basticle posted:That ESPN poo poo (losing your ride because a loving corporation was embarrased by you being naked near their logo) was possibly the dumbest poo poo to happen in motorsports in the last decade. It's up there but I still have to go with: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbeIzxl_CSo&t=6004s
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