IndyCar: AR1 Winners and Losers from GP St. Petersburg
Here is our list of winners and losers from Sunday’s GP of St. Petersburg
Winners | Comment |
The GP itself | A record crowd of over 200,000 for the 3 days. Perfect Chamber of Commerce weather. |
Scott McLaughlin | Pole and Race winner, need we say more |
Alex Palou | Pressured McLaughlin right to the end |
Will Power | Outside pole, Podium Result. He still has it |
The Chevy Engine | Much better driveability than previous years |
Matthew Brabham | Won Indy Lights race on series return |
Colton Herta | Scored some good points, but could have done better |
Romain Grosjean | A 5th place finish in his first outing for Andretti |
Kyle Kirkwood | Fastest rookie in the field in an AJ Foyt car nonetheless |
NBC | The NBC broadcast crew did a good job, although ‘The Shill’ needs to tone it down a bit |
Formula 1 | The Andretti F1 team rumors were the biggest buzz hanging over the event |
Losers | Comment |
Alexander Rossi | Poor form continues. Teammate Colton Herta has had his number from day 1. New teammate also beats him first race out. |
Josef Newgarden | Pit strategy worked against him |
Jimmie Johnson | More spins than we can count. Back of grid in qualifying. Time to retire and start a race team |
Pato O’Ward | Predicted championship contender out of it all weekend |
Arrow McLaren SP | Team appears to have lost their way |
IndyCar Officiating | Fast drivers complained that not enough blue flags were waved at the wankers |