Magnus Nyström
After several rather boring races in Indycar, it was fun again.
Sunday’s race contained spectacular crashes – on one occasion, it was so that photographers were forced to jump away.
We got to see daring (sometimes on the verge of corked) maneuver, stylish overtaking – and drivers who barked at each other.
Water until last did Alex Palou.
But the most fun of all was that Felix Rosenqvist came second.
– We had good speed. I’ve had some bad luck the last race. Finally we got what we deserved this season, Felix said in a television interview.
This is a chronicle. Analysis and positions are the writer.
Sting Ray Robb thundered off on a straight so some photographers were forced to jump away and managed with the mere horror away from flying car parts.
Photo: Viaplay.
Magnus Nyström
Sunday’s Grand Prix race on the Road America racetrack at Elkhart Lake in Wisconsin became very worthwhile. 27 drivers settled on the victory over 55 laps on the track where Felix Rosenqvist has his only victory so far in Indycar.
This time Felix started from twelfth place, two places ahead of compatriot Marcus Ericsson. Louis Foster was in pole position.
It got hot – in many ways.
In sunny weather in over 30 degrees heat it was real battalion.
Already on the first lap we first got a yellow flag. It was just the beginning.
Several drivers “wanted too much” and ended up in trouble.
Sting Ray Robb thundered off on a straight so some photographers were forced to jump away and managed with the mere horror away from flying car parts.
Even experienced Josef Newgarden spun off the track completely on his own.
The old man Dixon kept his head cold
With 20 laps left to drive, the legend Scott Dixon was in the lead, the one who started the race from 25th place (!). It is worth seeing every race in Indycar just to see what this 44-year-old from New Zealand will find.
Dixon is still a world star in his sport – even though he is an annual child with the twins Sedin, Steven Gerrard and John Terry.
The old man Dixon kept his head cold when it seemed as if several of his hot competitors got heat stroke, given some headless bets.
Thankfully, no one was seriously injured and the entertainment was nothing wrong.
It looked very promising for Felix Rosenqvist
It became a shudder in you the last. With different strategies for depot stops and tire changes, with angry drivers who scolded competitors over radio to their teams.
It looked very promising for Felix Rosenqvist at the end of the race, when with ten laps he was definitely left in the fight for a pallet place. Dixon had the lead (but also dangerously painful fuel). Behind him followed the reigning champion Alex Palou, Alexander Rossi and Felix.
Rossi was so bad about fuel left that he forced his in the depot with four laps left.
Then Felix was third.
And everyone wondered how was the situation for Dixon? With two laps left, he was forced into the depot and now Palou was badly out with poor fuel by a hot Swedish with more well -stocked tank.
The Spaniard kept away and was the fastest over the finish line.
He is completely superior at present and in nine races this season is only Palou (six) and Kyle Kirkwood (three) who have won a race.
Felix Rosenqvist is fifth in total in the championship.
Most fun after finishing: Santion Ferucci came third, but also ended soup and remained on the track. Then a supporter threw a beer can so Ferucci had to celebrate his pallet place with a bee in the sungass. Scott Dixon came to the finish in ninth place.
Marcus Ericsson finished in 21st place.
