US Grand Prix (Indianapolis Motor Speedway) Sept 27-29, 2019

Action Zone

Second turn

2017- Crash involving Jolyon Palmer and Romain Grosjean at the race start



Third turn

2015- Heavy crash Romain Grosjean 2016



2016- Multiple contacts between Sebastian Vettel and Daniil Kvyat which ultimately led to Vettel's retirement



Fourth turn 2015 - crash

2015- Crash between Kimi Raikkonen and Valtteri Bottas allocation



Tyre allocation and standings summary:



Friday- Showers
▲23ºC / ▼ 16ºC

Saturday- Rain
▲21ºC / ▼ 14ºC

Sunday- Partly cloudy
▲21ºC / ▼14ºC

The season has undergone a total rebirth, though it feels almost too late. Bear is already knocking on the door for both titles.

But we shouldn't let that get us down. Honestly, the last few races have been pretty exciting, and there's still plenty of room for things to change. For instance, the next break takes us to the US Grand Prix, a track where Bear has had absolute dominance. Out of all seven races held in the US (counting back to 1913 and 1914), every single one went to Mercedes. Ferrari has shown they have a car built for fast tracks, and they might just break that streak this year.

Personally, that thought has me pumped up, and I can't wait for the race—even if people say the US Grand Prix is the most boring track out there. Plus, the midfield is absolutely on fire right now. We should see some intense battles on Sunday!

Quick hits, news ahead of the US Grand Prix:

- Lewis Hamilton: We need to work hard; Ferrari is unbeatable
- Alexander Albon: The Singapore Grand Prix procession actually helped me find a few ways to tweak my driving style
- Kvyat: Raikkonen tried to kill me in Singapore
- Christian Horner: I'm impressed by Ferrari's resurgence. Mercedes has been the benchmark for years, but now they're feeling what we've dealt with for ages in this new era because they just can't catch Ferrari
- Daniel Ricciardo: It would be perfect; I’d love to win a title with Red Bull. That didn't happen, so I came to Renault, but it isn't perfect here either. I'm still with Renault in 2020, but I'll decide my future in 2021. I still want that title more than anything.
- Vettel: I'm not as happy with the win as you might think
- Pierre Gasly: Getting those points in Singapore is a huge thanks to Toro Rosso
- Leclerc: Now I completely understand the strategist's calls during the Singapore race
- Max Verstappen: Singapore wasn't satisfying at all; we need to step it up and improve our pace
- Renault: Singapore was essentially a "damage control" exercise
- Nico Hulkenberg: I'm Happy we managed to grab something in Singapore
- Haas: Robert Kubica would be the perfect driver for our simulator
- Robert Kubica: I don't want to be just a simulator driver. I spent years preparing intensely to return to Formula 1, and I don't want to waste that just being locked in a simulator room for thousands of hours. I want to race, and maybe use the simulator occasionally. I've spent enough time in it; now I want to compete.

TV Schedule*

Friday

10:00 Free Practice 1 (90 minutes)
14:00 Free Practice 2 (90 minutes)

Saturday

11:00 Free Practice 3 (60 minutes)
14:00 Qualifying (60 minutes)

Sunday

1:10 PM Race (120 minutes)

* our time zone

To Gregory Brown94 🤣

darkmarlin16 said:That’s for you and Gregory Brown94 🤣

It seems like you and Gregory Brown94 have sort of... how should I put this... slightly pedophilic tendencies. 🎉

But things have progressed nicely. We started with well-dressed ladies, then moved on to slightly less dressed ladies, now we have naked ladies, and before long, we'll probably have full-blown gangbangs somewhere down in Brazil.

When we were talking about the Italian Grand Prix, everyone was obsessed with whether it would just be some boring pace race
For the Singapore Grand Prix, the big debate was all about undercuts
I’m genuinely curious to see what the US Grand Prix is going to bring to the table 🙂

cosmiccyclist8 said:The big topic for the Italian GP was basically just a procession race.
For the Singapore Grand Prix, everyone was obsessed with undercuts.
I'm genuinely curious what the US Grand Prix is going to deliver.🙂

The US Grand Prix is gonna bring us Torpedo Kvyat.👋🤣

Bottas always seems to have a real edge on this track, so I’m genuinely curious to see how he handles himself out there today.

Richard Walker38 said:Bottas usually kills it on this track, I'm honestly dying to see how he handles himself today.

He'll either pull ahead or just get left in the dust by some lazy driving.🕺

I’m hoping we finally see some actual overtaking. Those last few processions were honestly pretty dull to watch.

Someone please just drop a pic of a hot American girl already

ruggedhawk20 said:Someone just post some decent Russian girls already.

It’s useless trying to bring up anything like that here. Every time I try to complain about this stuff, I feel like a lost soul in Tehran.

Richard Walker38 said:Bottas usually handles this track pretty well—curious to see how he actually delivers today.

Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
Valter it’s James,
let Lewis through

ruggedhawk20 said:Someone please just post a picture of a decent Russian girl.

They were around once, but the Inquisition wiped them out.

cosmiccyclist8 said:everyone was obsessing over the pace race during the US Grand Prix in Italy
but for the Singapore GP, it was all about the undercut
I'm honestly dying to see what Russia brings to the table this time🙂

Overcut... 😁

Roger Wright94 said:They existed—until the Inquisition wiped them out.

And they just left this pit lane sitting there!?

What kind of logic is that!?!?

Man, I really got overcut by those guys. Even though my strategy was pretty damn aggressive with the undercut.

here elena just for ruggedhawk20 👍

If you take what happened in Singapore as a hint, we should see plenty of overtaking happening at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway this year. The cars are definitely cutting through the dirty air much better now, plus they're running more downforce, so that DRS is going to be doing some heavy lifting right on that main straight.

Qualifying:

LEC
HAM
BOT

Race:

HAM
LEC
MAX

Gregory Brown94 said:Man, ruggedhawk20, they totally overcut me. Even though my strategy was super aggressive with the undercut.

What a time to be alive, Alan.

Back in the day, you could pull off an undercut and actually have some fun with it—now they just ban everything for no damn reason.

Gregory Brown94 said:Look, ruggedhawk20, they completely overcut me. Even though my strategy was incredibly aggressive by going for the undercut.

The strategy was just too aggressive!
😁