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Road America practice on - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcSgVlW136k
Hmmmm - so the teams were not allowed to make any setup changes for the restart of the Texas race, but Hinchcliffe gets penalised for something which would have required a setup change to avoid.... 
INDYCAR announced today that the No. 5 Schmidt Peterson Motorsports entry for driver James Hinchcliffe was penalized for a post-event infraction after the conclusion of the Firestone 600, which was completed Aug. 27 at Texas Motor Speedway.
The team was fined $20,000 and penalized 25 entrant and driver points after the No. 5 Honda was found in violation of Rule 14.6.8.2.2 of the Verizon IndyCar Series rule book (domed skid wear) in post-race inspection.
"In our post-race analysis this week it was determined the skid plate on the No. 5 entry was worn and in violation of our rules," said Jay Frye, INDYCAR president of competition and operations. "This was both a performance advantage and a safety concern, as the domed portion of the skid had been ground down to the point it would have been ineffective."
The penalty eliminates Hinchcliffe, who finished second to Graham Rahal in the race by a track-record 0.0080 of a second, from Verizon IndyCar Series championship contention. Hinchcliffe now trails points leader Simon Pagenaud by 162, with a maximum of 158 available in the final two races.
Teams may contest the imposition of the penalties pursuant to the procedures and timelines detailed in the review and appeal procedures of the Verizon IndyCar Series rulebook.
INDYCAR announced today that the No. 5 Schmidt Peterson Motorsports entry for driver James Hinchcliffe was penalized for a post-event infraction after the conclusion of the Firestone 600, which was completed Aug. 27 at Texas Motor Speedway.
The team was fined $20,000 and penalized 25 entrant and driver points after the No. 5 Honda was found in violation of Rule 14.6.8.2.2 of the Verizon IndyCar Series rule book (domed skid wear) in post-race inspection.
"In our post-race analysis this week it was determined the skid plate on the No. 5 entry was worn and in violation of our rules," said Jay Frye, INDYCAR president of competition and operations. "This was both a performance advantage and a safety concern, as the domed portion of the skid had been ground down to the point it would have been ineffective."
The penalty eliminates Hinchcliffe, who finished second to Graham Rahal in the race by a track-record 0.0080 of a second, from Verizon IndyCar Series championship contention. Hinchcliffe now trails points leader Simon Pagenaud by 162, with a maximum of 158 available in the final two races.
Teams may contest the imposition of the penalties pursuant to the procedures and timelines detailed in the review and appeal procedures of the Verizon IndyCar Series rulebook.
MartG said:
Hmmmm - so the teams were not allowed to make any setup changes for the restart of the Texas race, but Hinchcliffe gets penalised for something which would have required a setup change to avoid....
INDYCAR announced today that the No. 5 Schmidt Peterson Motorsports entry for driver James Hinchcliffe was penalized for a post-event infraction after the conclusion of the Firestone 600, which was completed Aug. 27 at Texas Motor Speedway.
The team was fined $20,000 and penalized 25 entrant and driver points after the No. 5 Honda was found in violation of Rule 14.6.8.2.2 of the Verizon IndyCar Series rule book (domed skid wear) in post-race inspection.
"In our post-race analysis this week it was determined the skid plate on the No. 5 entry was worn and in violation of our rules," said Jay Frye, INDYCAR president of competition and operations. "This was both a performance advantage and a safety concern, as the domed portion of the skid had been ground down to the point it would have been ineffective."
The penalty eliminates Hinchcliffe, who finished second to Graham Rahal in the race by a track-record 0.0080 of a second, from Verizon IndyCar Series championship contention. Hinchcliffe now trails points leader Simon Pagenaud by 162, with a maximum of 158 available in the final two races.
Teams may contest the imposition of the penalties pursuant to the procedures and timelines detailed in the review and appeal procedures of the Verizon IndyCar Series rulebook.
The commentators got it spot on during the course of the race. About half way through they worried about excess wear.INDYCAR announced today that the No. 5 Schmidt Peterson Motorsports entry for driver James Hinchcliffe was penalized for a post-event infraction after the conclusion of the Firestone 600, which was completed Aug. 27 at Texas Motor Speedway.
The team was fined $20,000 and penalized 25 entrant and driver points after the No. 5 Honda was found in violation of Rule 14.6.8.2.2 of the Verizon IndyCar Series rule book (domed skid wear) in post-race inspection.
"In our post-race analysis this week it was determined the skid plate on the No. 5 entry was worn and in violation of our rules," said Jay Frye, INDYCAR president of competition and operations. "This was both a performance advantage and a safety concern, as the domed portion of the skid had been ground down to the point it would have been ineffective."
The penalty eliminates Hinchcliffe, who finished second to Graham Rahal in the race by a track-record 0.0080 of a second, from Verizon IndyCar Series championship contention. Hinchcliffe now trails points leader Simon Pagenaud by 162, with a maximum of 158 available in the final two races.
Teams may contest the imposition of the penalties pursuant to the procedures and timelines detailed in the review and appeal procedures of the Verizon IndyCar Series rulebook.
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MartG said:
Hmmmm - so the teams were not allowed to make any setup changes for the restart of the Texas race, but Hinchcliffe gets penalised for something which would have required a setup change to avoid....
INDYCAR announced today that the No. 5 Schmidt Peterson Motorsports entry for driver James Hinchcliffe was penalized for a post-event infraction after the conclusion of the Firestone 600, which was completed Aug. 27 at Texas Motor Speedway.
The team was fined $20,000 and penalized 25 entrant and driver points after the No. 5 Honda was found in violation of Rule 14.6.8.2.2 of the Verizon IndyCar Series rule book (domed skid wear) in post-race inspection.
"In our post-race analysis this week it was determined the skid plate on the No. 5 entry was worn and in violation of our rules," said Jay Frye, INDYCAR president of competition and operations. "This was both a performance advantage and a safety concern, as the domed portion of the skid had been ground down to the point it would have been ineffective."
The penalty eliminates Hinchcliffe, who finished second to Graham Rahal in the race by a track-record 0.0080 of a second, from Verizon IndyCar Series championship contention. Hinchcliffe now trails points leader Simon Pagenaud by 162, with a maximum of 158 available in the final two races.
Teams may contest the imposition of the penalties pursuant to the procedures and timelines detailed in the review and appeal procedures of the Verizon IndyCar Series rulebook.
The commentators got it spot on during the course of the race. About half way through they worried about excess wear.INDYCAR announced today that the No. 5 Schmidt Peterson Motorsports entry for driver James Hinchcliffe was penalized for a post-event infraction after the conclusion of the Firestone 600, which was completed Aug. 27 at Texas Motor Speedway.
The team was fined $20,000 and penalized 25 entrant and driver points after the No. 5 Honda was found in violation of Rule 14.6.8.2.2 of the Verizon IndyCar Series rule book (domed skid wear) in post-race inspection.
"In our post-race analysis this week it was determined the skid plate on the No. 5 entry was worn and in violation of our rules," said Jay Frye, INDYCAR president of competition and operations. "This was both a performance advantage and a safety concern, as the domed portion of the skid had been ground down to the point it would have been ineffective."
The penalty eliminates Hinchcliffe, who finished second to Graham Rahal in the race by a track-record 0.0080 of a second, from Verizon IndyCar Series championship contention. Hinchcliffe now trails points leader Simon Pagenaud by 162, with a maximum of 158 available in the final two races.
Teams may contest the imposition of the penalties pursuant to the procedures and timelines detailed in the review and appeal procedures of the Verizon IndyCar Series rulebook.
Indycar's youtube channel have been uploading complete races recent and older over the last few months, they have just uploaded the 1977 Indy 500. It's not quite all the race in full but it's 1hr 22mins of extended race highlights.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRtSsExedvE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRtSsExedvE
Edited by FourWheelDrift on Thursday 2nd February 20:25
Phoenix test was streamed live and is now available to watch on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyZs8TUEsOQ
rallycross said:
Are there any Brits racing in Indycar this year ?
Just Max Chilton at the moment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_IndyCar_SeriesGassing Station | General Motorsport | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff