In reply to: Indycar qualifying at COTA: 14 secs lap off of F1 posted by ferndog
Every 4 years maybe? Get the best drivers in the different circuits to drive in a variety of races that combine everything.
I saw someone mention IROC. That format lost all validity when it essentially became stock car racing on ovals.
Or tried at least. I think IROC lasted about 10 years, but has been gone for about 10 years.
He was close to pulling the trigger this year but pulled back and said he needs to get himself into shape. There's a very real chance he comes back to Indy in 2020.
It’s a lot of fun to watch, from about 2011.
If Mercedes F1 is paying Lewis Hamilton more than Lebron James, they don’t want to risk him being injured in another series.
Alonso got to race the Indy 500 because McLaren was desperate to hold on to him.
In addition to the Indy 500 last year, he's also run sports car races (I believe he's won both LeMans and Daytona).
That Toyota had zero competition with Audi’s exit from WEC.
The way he ran down the other competitor at LeMans was impressive. And his stints at Daytona in the rain we’re also magical, guys flying off the track all around him.
It’s super impressive given how truly little seat-time he has had in the cars. I truly believe you could plop him down in anything on the planet, and he’d be competitive within the span of a couple of hours of seat time.
But I would like to have seen him have to compete against Audi at LeMans.