All Indy 500 entrants will qualify as 33-car field is confirmed

19 comments on “All Indy 500 entrants will qualify as 33-car field is confirmed”

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   Silfen (@silfen)
   11th August 2020, 10:32

   Alonso’s sole McLaren-run entry was among the three who failed to qualify, along with Max Chilton and Patricio O’Ward.

   All three cars were run by Carlin last year. Only Charlie Kimball managed to qualify in a Carlin.
   1. 

      Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
      11th August 2020, 10:44

      Thanks, have corrected that.
2. 

   alex
   11th August 2020, 11:57

   The biggest failure in the history of indy 500, a “double champion of f1” knocked out in a qualyfing of 33/36 cars.
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      tony mansell
      11th August 2020, 13:14

      That’s double World Champion. Double World.
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      Neiana (@neiana)
      11th August 2020, 18:45

      I think when Penske as an organization failed it was a much bugger failure.
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         frood19 (@frood19)
         11th August 2020, 21:30

         Sounds painful
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   DAllein (@)
   11th August 2020, 12:00

   On one hand I want him to win, to show that F1 drivers are a grade higher than anyone IndyCar had or has.
   On the other – if he wins – there will be so much smug, that watching F1 feeds before the actual start of races will become intolerable.
   1. 

      Txizzle (@txizzle)
      11th August 2020, 12:31

      Yep, that might well happen. Although i don’t care if F1 drivers are a grade higher, i just want him to win to achieve the Triple Crown, and i like the idea of a recent (and in this case soon to be again) F1 driver spreading wings succesfully, like many did in the 50’s-70’s.
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      Keith Campbell (@keithedin)
      11th August 2020, 17:02

      @dallein I don’t see why it would be any different than say when Hamilton likely surpasses Schumacher’s records in terms of wins and titles. Yes of course it will be mentioned, celebrated, and brought up regularly in commentary – but essentially when the racing starts it will be back to business as usual. At worst, you can skip any Alonso segments of the pre-race build up and his interviews, if it offends you that much.
   3. 

      Bill
      11th August 2020, 17:51

      There are several drivers in IndyCar that could do well in F1 if given a proper car (Newgarden for one). Not having any experience on F1 tracks make them much less attractive. There would be huge upside in F1 to have an American driver, but F1 over the years has been oblivious to a no brainer.
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         Neiana (@neiana)
         11th August 2020, 18:58

         Newgarden, Dixon (though not American), Power (not American), the mayor of Hinch town. Rahal.
   4. 

      Neiana (@neiana)
      11th August 2020, 18:53

      I just disagree. When Mansell managed to achieve the feat of winning the Indycar Championship, the cars were more similar in terms of aero and downforce, I believe.

      I haven’t paid enough attention lately, but I think modern Indycars would suit drivers like Russel or others who did exceeding well in the rain, while those who faltered in the rain would hardly do well.

      Consider how many Formula 1 drivers are already in Indycar, (and Formula E). Consider how many Formula 2 drivers are in Indycar (and Formula E). And tell me they are just the step above. Midfield Formula 1 drivers are midfield in Indycar. Ericcson isn’t better than Indycar drivers. Juan Pablo Montoya, arguably the biggest name in transition since Nigel, didn’t set the series ablaze. Rossi and Sato win once in awhile but again, they aren’t challenging Ganassi or Penske drivers often.

      And you don’t want Alonso to win because of smugness? Yet your whole post is smug, ignoring the drivers who already have failed to prove that they are better just because they were in F1.
4. 

   Con Rowbarton
   11th August 2020, 13:25

   Really hope Fernando’s race number is a nod to Graham Hill!
5. 

   pastaman (@)
   11th August 2020, 13:51

   The Arrow McLaren’s have good pace this year on both ovals and road circuits, so Alonso will have a great shot to be in the mix for victory!
   1. 

      budchekov (@budchekov)
      11th August 2020, 17:21

      Hopefully not at the expense of his two very fast ‘team mates’…..
   2. 

      Bill
      11th August 2020, 17:59

      They have performed very well, especially considering they’re running two rookie drivers! I (as Zak does) expect big things from McLaren in the future.
6. 

   Con Rowbarton
   11th August 2020, 14:02

   Really hope Fernando’s number is a nod to Graham Hill!
7. 

   H67
   11th August 2020, 15:40

   It would be such a great story to witness Alonso’s success on Sunday. A sweet story for the spots history to see him win. But Indy is such a beast. Pretty much takes a perfect day to drink the milk. Fifty years ago when in high school Sunday Nights of the race weekend Were so special. Because then you could only hear the race on the radio while it is
   happening, and then in prime time we saw that days race broadcast on ABCs Wide World of Sports. Those were magical times as for racing Fans there just three car races to watch.
   The Indy500, Monaco GP and the Daytona500. Out in the PNW we had Hydroplane Racing too.
   But that was it.
   Even today 50 years on, the Indy 500 remains significantly difficult to do. Often extreme luck is what is needed to have any luck. Follow the story of the STP Turbines and the stunning story of stinking lousy luck. Indys rich in Motorsport glory and if Alonso could win it would be a grand tale of Motorsport success with one histories great racing story’s.
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   Euro Brun (@eurobrun)
   12th August 2020, 13:03

   I’m just pleased that given the current climate, we still have a full field of 33 cars

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