FW17 wrote: ↑29 May 2017, 07:31
Somehow he kind of got stuck behind Chilton and Kannan, had a lot of trouble in passing those two.
Was really worried for his safety when he had to do a restart from 9 near lap 140. That re start was real pack race them going 3 4 wide. Then he started cutting through the corners mid way, it looked bad. Glad he survived.
Not sure where Fernando would have ended, but he was running 7th with somewhat 25+ laps to go and Helio was a couple cars in front running 4th. Knowing the Andretti cars running more wing than others, he might have ended around 3rd-4th I think. Running more wing is beneficial running in the pack, but not in front of the pack.
What separates the best from the best? If not for raw speed, smart driving and patience, then spatial awareness is one of those traits that the best have. If you saw that Conor Daly moment, then you would understand what I mean. That's a combination of a lack of patience and spatial awareness. Who was in the mix? Helio. Where did he finish? Exactly. Patience, it's something that really is needed to win the Indy500. Chilton has learned a lot about being patient I heard from the race commentators. He was actually nowhere to be seen in the early beginning, but then was leading in the latter stages. The car was just not as quick as Helio's and Takuma's. That's what got away from him.